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THE ENFORCEMENT Directorate EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE (ED) has summonedsenior Afghans queue up forone of Italy’s lastmilitaryaircraftout of Kabul, Friday. Italysaid it had evacuated 4,890 people in all. Reuters CHANDIGARH,AUGUST28 Trinamool Congress leader and Chief MinisterMamata THE AGITATION againstfarm Police break up the protestatBastara toll plaza, Karnal. Express Banerjee’s nephewAbhishek laws enacted lastyear returned Banerjee and his wifeRujirafor First outreach signal: UNSC drops to the spotlight Saturdaywhen questioning in connection with a Haryana Police crackeddownon case of moneylaundering asso- farmers in Karnal, leaving sev- If someone breaches ciated with alleged pilferageof eral injured in alathicharge at coal from Eastern Coalfield Taliban reference in line on terror the Bastara toll plaza on the na- cordon, make sure has a Limited mines. tional highway. Abhishek,anMPfrom The farmers were protesting Diamond Harbour,has been India chair,itmentionedTaliban on Aug16; onlytalksofAfghan groups Aug27 againstaBJP meeting on the broken head: IAS officer asked to appear before the forthcoming panchayatpolls — Investigating Officer on ity as the chair forthis month. country, and that neither the Council reiterated the impor- it wasbeing chaired by Chief September 6while Rujirahas SHUBHAJITROY Essentially, this is the firstsig- Taliban nor anyother Afghan tance of combating terrorism in MinisterManohar Lal Khattar. VARINDERBHATIA been told to come on September NEWDELHI,AUGUST28 nal by the international commu- group or individual should sup- Afghanistantoensurethe terri- Police detainedseveral peo- CHANDIGARH,AUGUST28 1. Rujirahad been questionedby nity that the Taliban mayno portterrorists operating on the tory of Afghanistanshould not ple afterusing forceinthe after- the CBI earlier in the case, filed LESS THAN twoweekssince the longer be aglobal outcaste. territoryofany other country.” be usedtothreaten or attackany noon to disperse acrowd that KARNAL SUB-DIVISIONAL lastyear.The ED case is basedon Taliban captured powerin On August16, aday after On August27, aday afterthe country, and that no Afghan had blockedthe highway in MagistrateAyush Sinha, a2018- the CBI FIR. Afghanistan, the United Nations Taliban’s takeover of Kabul, the Kabul airportbombings that group or individual should sup- Karnal. batchIAS officer of the Haryana Addressing TMC Security Council has droppeda Permanent Representative of killedmorethan 100people in- portterrorists operating on the Condemning the police ac- cadre, wascaught on camera workersduring the foundation reference to it from aparagraph India at the UN,TSTirumurti, is- cluding 12 US troops, Tirumurti territoryofany country.” tion, leaders of farm unions Saturdayinstructing policemen dayofits youth wing, Mamata in itsstatement that calledon suedastatement on behalf of the —again as President of UNSC, CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 urgedfarmers across Haryana to to beat up protesters and notto Banerjee accusedthe BJP-led Afghan groups nottosupport UNSC, whichincludedthis para: and on behalf of the Council —is- protestonthe roads. letanyone breachthe security government at the Centreoflet- terrorists “operating on the terri- “The members of the Security suedastatement that con- By evening, severalstretches cordon without a“broken head”. ting loose Central agencies on tory of anyother country”. Council reaffirmedthe impor- demnedthe “deplorable attacks”. BLASTS: US CLAIMS 2 on the highway and toll plazas In avideo clip that did the Abhishek,while claiming that India, whichisthe President tance of combating terrorism in However, the August16para IS ‘PLANNERS’ KILLED across the statewereblockedby rounds of social media around some BJP ministers were hand in of the UNSC forthe month of Afghanistantoensurethe terri- wasreproducedinthis state- IN ADRONE HIT farmers, resulting in traffic the time police crackeddownon glovewith the coal mafia. "The August, signedoff on the state- tory of Afghanistanshould not ment with one telling change: PAGE 12 snarls. farmers, Sinha is heardinstruct- BJPand theUnion government ment and issued it in itscapac- be usedtothreaten or attackany “The members of the Security Trafficwas being diverted to ing agroup of policemen: “Utha can't fight us politically. The alternative routes as farmers utha ke maarnapeeche sabko (hit MahindraSingh of Barauta party wasdefeated in the threatenedtocreatemoreblock- them hard)... We shall notallow village, among those injured Assemblypolls and nowtheyare COURTS SERVE AS TRUTH COMMISSIONS: SC JUDGE ades on highways and toll plazas, this cordon to be breached. We using Central agencies against SUNDAY notonlyinHaryana but in the have enough forceavailable. We our leaders likeAbhishek To speak truth to power is neighbouring states as well. haven’t sleptfor the pasttwo tain lawand order near Hotel Banerjee and others... Coal is un- STORY As partoftheir ongoing days.But youhavecome hereaf- Prem Plaza, wherestate BJP lead- der the CISF,the ministryiswith protestagainstfarm laws en- tertaking some sleep... Merepaas ers, including Chief Minister the Centre, notthe state. What PAGE 9 acted lastyear,farmers have oc- ek bhi banda nikal ke nahi aana Manohar Lal Khattar and state were theydoing? Iknowthat duty of all: Chandrachud cupiedalmostall toll plazas on chahiye. Agar aaye tohsar foota party president Om Prakash dozens of Central ministers have national and statehighways hua hona chahiyeuska. Clear hai Dhankar,weremeeting to dis- robbed Asansol. When they across Haryana. Theyhavebeen aapko (Noone should break the cuss the party’s strategy forthe CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Says can’t rely on states...experts can manufactureconsent allowing trafficwithout pay- cordon and reachme. If someone coming panchayatpolls. ment of toll. does, makesurehehas abroken Reachedfor comment, Sinha Justice DYChandrachud said But afterthe incident head. Hope this is clear).” told The SundayExpress: “There INSIDE ANANTHAKRISHNANG Saturday. SaturdayatBastara,toll plazas in The Samyukt Kisan Morcha were mainlythree checkpoints NEWDELHI,AUGUST28 Cautioning that the truth,as Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panchkula, later demandedSinha’s suspen- between the protestsiteand the determinedbythe State, maynot Fatehabad, Yamunanagar,Jind, sion. place wherethe meeting was SPEAKINGTRUTH to poweris always be free of falsehood, he Hisar,Rohtak and others were Officials of the stategovern- taking place. Iwas postedatthe notonlyaright but also the duty said: “One cannotonlyrelyonthe TEA, TALK, blocked. ment didnot wish to comment thirdand final checkpostbefore of everycitizen and the wayto Statetodetermine the ‘truth’.” The BJP washolding ameet- on Sinha’s remarks,and some the meeting spot. It means, if any achieve this is by strengthening Delivering the Sixth Chief Justice TALLYAND ing to formulatethe party’s strat- triedtojustify it saying “the offi- element wastoreachthere, he public institutions suchasensur- MCChagla Memorial Online TEMPLE egy forthe coming panchayat cer did notsay anything wrong would have already breached ing the freedom of the press and Lecture, Justice Chandrachud polls. SeveralHaryana BJP lead- and wasjustdoing his duty at two nakas before it. The third RUPANI: FIRM ON the integrity of elections, ac- said that “democracy needs the Belowthe Ganga ers including Khattar,state party the time of suchpressure”. naka wasveryclose to the meet- ANTI-CONVERSION knowledging and celebrating poweroftruth to survive”. He waters, there are president OPDhankar,general Sinha, postedasSDM in ingvenue. Therewas ahigh pos- LAW, HINDU GIRLS the plurality of opinions and by We do notcareabout truth then went on to elaborateonthe undercurrents. But will secretaryRavindraRaju, Karnal, wasdeployedasduty sibility that anybreachofthe BEING TARGETED committing oneself to the search as muchasabout being natureoftruth, especiallyits it matter in 2022? One CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 magistrateatthe spottomain- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 PAGE 8 fortruth as akey aspiration of so- right:Justice Chandrachud strong contestations today. can’tsay with Banaras ciety,Supreme Courtjudge CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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Coming afterits introduction Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and AS THE BJP accuses the his virtual address, he also re- lies of Punjab.” SOURAVROYBARMAN of a“Deshbhakti” course in Uttarakhand, whereithas Opposition of minority DIVYAA ferred to the Centre’s recent Touching upon the ongoing NEWDELHI,AUGUST28 schools, “embedded” in fieldedformer Indian Army appeasement, AAP NEWDELHI,AUGUST28 move to observeAugust14as Afghanistancrisis, the PM said: Constitutional values, AAP lead- Colonel AjayKothiyal as itsChief says it’s reframing Partition Horrors Remembrance “Today, if Indians areintrouble THE AAM Aadmi Party, ledby ers said, the messagebehind the Ministerial face with apromise nationalism very DEDICATINGthe renovated Day, and said, “India witnessed anywhereinthe world, India Delhi Deputy Chief Minister yatraistodistinguish the party’s to turn the hill stateintothe differently—linking Jallianwala Bagh Smarak another horrorlikethe stands up to help them with all Manish Sisodia and RajyaSabha framing of Hindu identity, reli- “spiritual capital forHindus”. Hinduism, Tricolour to Complextothe nation, Prime Jallianwala Bagh during Partition itsmight.Beitthe Corona period MP SanjaySingh, will take out a gion and nationalism in “very In the run-up to the Ayodhya “good governance and MinisterNarendraModi said —the people of Punjab have or the crisis of Afghanistan, the “TirangaYatra” September 14 in different” terms from the “divi- event, Singh said, AAP will also education”. This Saturdaythat it wasacountry’s been the biggestvictims of worldhas experiencedthis. Ayodhya with likelypitstops at sive”version of the BJP’s. hold TirangaYatras in Agra on comes as it eyes other responsibility to preserveits his- Partition. We still feel the pain of The newcomplex. Modi also Hundredsoffriends from the RamLalla temple and, en Significantly, this comes as SundayandNoidaonSeptember1. states, including UP. tory “as it givesuslessons and a what happenedinevery corner recalledPartition at event Afghanistanare being brought to routetoit, at Hanumangarhi. AAP is trying to makeinroads in CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 direction to move forward”. In of India, especiallyinthe fami- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 In first for India, Bhavina smashes way into Paralympics TT final

PAGE 1 venue, Bhavina would needto on wheelchair,beat WorldNo. 3 whereshe lived, she would go to businessman. cause of lackofpoints, the two ANCHOR changetwo buses, getintoacou- China’s Miao Zhang at Tokyoto Naroda Patiya, then to Juna He recalls Bhavina’s trau- had decidedthat theycouldn’t ple of shared auto-rickshaws assureIndia ahistoric silver Vadaj, Ghatlodia and finallyto matic experience at an event in take anychances. Both sat and and coverthe lastmile dodging medal and averygood shotat the Vastrapur Blind Association,” China. “It wasverycold there plannedtheir schedule perfectly. Ahmedabad’s notorious traffic the gold Sunday. he says while breathlesslydraw- and she had very high fever.She “Weknewhow manypoints SANDEEPDWIVEDI while on her crutches. Once in a Nikul says Bhavina, from an ing the pictureofhis wife’s Old had to manoeuvreher wheel- we neededtogather at what NEWDELHI,AUGUST28 while she would have forcom- early age, wanted to do it all. She to NewCity dailyroute, which chair in snowfor close to akilo- tournamentsweneededtoplay. panyaone-time state-levelun- strivedtobeindependent and backinthe daywould have been metreand ahalf,”says Nikul, We didn’t want to take any AFFLICTED WITH polio as atod- der-19cricketer —her reliable had academic goals. “She is a mostlyred on Google Maps. who gave up on his cricket career chances. We wanted the IOC’s dler and using crutches ever friend then and asupportive Central government employee Bhavina has movedfrom frustrated by lackofchances and invitation letter whichsaid we since, Bhavina Patel, afterher husband now. with the Employees’ State shared autostoaircraft, but the responsibility of running the had made it forTokyo. Spain was schooling in Sundhiya, avillage On Saturday, Nikul Patel, 36, Insurance Corporation and is travel remains extensive and ar- familybusiness. arisk but we said whatever hap- of 15,000 in Gujarat’s Mehsana had reasons to revisit those days. very diligent in whatever she duous. “Wehavetravelledto Beforethe Paralympics, with pens we will see. The Corona fear district, movedtoAhmedabad to He says it washis wife’s drive to does. It wasthe same with table about 25-30 countries. At times, the pandemic peaking in Europe, wastherebut we took our pursue an ITI computer science stand on her feet and jumpover tennis. Ask anyone who is famil- she travels on her own. Europe the twoweretogether in Spain chance,” he says. course. Thereshe would get obstacles that made her the first iar with Ahmedabad, theywill is very convenient forespecially foratournament that wasvital With onlypartial funding, hooked to table tennis, but the Indian to enter the table tennis tell youhow difficult it must Paddler Bhavina Patelwith husband Nikul. She entered the abledpeople but it’s notthe forBhavina’s qualification for the Patels have to regularly dig pursuit of her new-found pas- Paralympics final. have been forher to practise finals of Women’s Singles Class 4event in TokyoSaturday same everywhere,” says the Tokyo. Having missedthe Rio deep in their bank accountsto sion wasn’t easy.Justtoreachthe Thirty-four-year-old Bhavina, table tennis. From Bapunagar cricketer-turned-import-export Paralympics by awhisker be- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Kolkata WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 2 THE SECOND PAGE THE SUNDAY EXPRESS,AUGUST29,2021

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5ARRESTED IN MP Man thrashed FROMPAGEONE Broken head table tennis is cheap. But aqual- Kalan, Kalanour and Patiala her- after road ity bat can costclose to Rs itagecircuit. thirdnaka would have ledto 70,000,” he says. Punjab Chief Minister accident, tied vandalisation, and also certain Farmer protests flare up again The cricketer,who was Captain Amarinder Singh said unscrupulous elementswere shortlistedfor the India team for the Smarak as well as the state to vehicle and partofthese protesting groups. Members of Parliament, MLAs “I appeal to all my brethren ers forcefullyblockedthe high- questedthe Chief Ministerto the 2002 under-19cricket government's Jallianwala Bagh It could have been asecurity and district presidentswere to immediatelyreachthe toll wayand attempted to enter lookintoit.Althoughlathicharge WorldCup, is well awarethat to centenarymemorial remind dragged, dies threat.” present at the meeting. plazas near their location. If toll Karnal city.When police per- should nothavehappened, be among the best nothing can leaders of the inalienable right “So, keeping these factors in The farmers attempted to plazas arefar offfromtheir lo- sonnel deployedtheretold farmers should have also be lefttochance. Nikul says that of people to conduct peaceful PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA mind, Iwas briefing the forces gather outside the Prem Plaza cations, theyshould immedi- them that theycould notgoto- protestedwithin the limitsso their two-storeyedhome has democratic protests,which NEEMUCH,AUGUST28 at my location. Iwas briefing hotelinKarnalwherethemeet- atelyblockthe nearbyhigh- wardsKarnalcity,theprotesters that apolitical party’s pro- complete wheel-chair access could notbestifled. The state them on the procedure, acheck- ingwasgoingon,butwhenthey ways,” Chaduni said in avideo got violent and afew of them gramme is notaffected.” and one of the four rooms has a has been seeing protests for A40-YEAR-OLDmanfromatribal listasper provisions under the could notreachthere, they message. pelted stones at police person- Leader of Opposition and TT table. nearly ayear nowonthe community wasallegedly CrPC. Itold them that we would blockedthenationalhighway at Chief MinisterKhattar told nel.Someevenattemptedto at- former Chief Minister “So forsix months during Centre's farm laws,with the thrashedbyeight persons who give them (protesters) warn- the Bastara toll plaza. reporters: “Today, therewas a tack police with shovels etc. Bhupinder Singh Hooda and the pandemic, Bhavina trained Modi government virtually tiedhim to the rear side of avehi- ings, followedbyuse of water Theyshowedblackflags to BJPstate-levelmeeting. Icon- Police usedmild forceand dis- leaders of different parties con- at home. Afterapoint, we closing doors on them. clewitharope and dragged him cannons, announcement of tear vehiclescarryingBJPleadersand demn the protestcall givenby persedthem. The information demnedthe use of police force would ask the coachand other The CM said his government forsome distance in Madhya gasfiring and then lathicharge, eventriedtoblocktheirway. But them(farmers).Obstructingany receivedsofar reveals that four on farmers. wheelchair players to come had constituted aspecial re- Pradesh’s Neemuchdistrict, po- if needbe,” he said. due to heavy police presence, organisation’s programme for farmersand10 policepersonnel In astatement, Hooda said: home and playagainsther,” he search team to continue work licesaidonSaturday. Five accused He claimedthat the video theycould notstopthe vehicles anyreasonisananti-democratic sustainedinjuries.” “This is barbaric. Farmers were says.With one-fourth of the on amemorial it had built for have been arrested while efforts that did the rounds was“doc- and kept raising slogans. step. Second, if they(farmers) “OnJune7, we hadtalkswith peacefullyprotesting at least Patelhousehold occupiedbyTT, unknown martyrs in Amritsar. areontotrace the others. tored” because “onlyaselected Whentheyrefusedtoliftthe had to hold aprotest,they SKM leaders who had givenus 15 km away from the place thereare days when thereare Singh also urgedthe PM to The man, identifiedas portion about the lathi charge highway blockade, police used should have done it peacefully. awritten assurance that they wherethe BJP’s programme space constraints. “When we bring backthe personal effects Kanhaiyalal Bheel, diedduring wasmade viral on social media force, charging at farmers with Earlier,wehad reachedanun- wouldnotindulgeinany violent wasbeing held. Suchaction on have guests at home, we fold the of ShaheedUdham Singhfrom treatmentattheNeemuchdistrict platforms… onlyaselected por- lathis and leaving severalin- derstanding that theywould protestinfutureandwouldonly farmers clearly shows the ill- table and sleep on the floor. the United Kingdom. Udham hospital on Friday. The incident tion of my briefing wasleaked”. jured –theyweretaken to local hold peaceful protests.While holdpeacefulprotests.Butthere intentions of this stategovern- Ours isn’t averybig house but Singh had assassinated Michael occurred on Thursdaymorning “The lathicharge that took hospitals by fellowprotesters. protesting, if theypelt stones at have been severalinstances af- ment. Thereshould be an im- TT has been allocated enough O' Dwyer,the former Lieutenant afteraminorroadaccidentinvolv- place wasatBastara toll plaza Thenationalhighway block- police and jam highways,then terthat in whichfarmers have partial investigation intothis space.” Governor of Punjab in India, as ingthevictimandamilkmanwho whereanother SDM, notI,was ade waseventuallycleared,but police will also have to do some resortedtoviolence.Whenever entireepisode and the guilty Bhavina, besides table ten- revengefor the Jallianwala Bagh wasriding amotorcycle. deployed. My location, the point tension beganmounting as work.Ifthereisany atrocity on aprotest gets violent,itbecomes should be punished. It has be- nis, is an ardent music loverand massacre. “Chhitar Mal Gurjar,amilk- whereIwas deputed,was 10-15 moreandmorefarmersreached partofthe police, theywill also the duty of police to maintain come ahabit of this govern- reputed cook.“If youhavethe man, wasriding amotorcycle km from the spotwherethe ac- the spot, reoccupying the toll be punished. But if thereislaw- lawand order,” Virk said. ment. First, theydeliberately bhajiyas she fries, youwouldn’t Outreach signal whichknockeddownthe victim tual lathicharge took place. plaza. lessness on the partoffarmers, BJPstatepresidentDhankar, createsuchcircumstances of likeitanywhereelse,” chuckles The reference to the Taliban KanhaiyalalBheelof Bandavillage Nothing happenedatmynaka. BKU leader Gurnam Singh legalactionwillbetakenagainst however, said: “The circum- confrontation, engagethe Nikul to makeapoint. wasomitted indicating that the when he wasstanding on the The police personnel, who were Chaduni appealedtofarmers them too. stances in whichpolice used farmers in that confrontation The chat is cut shortbya Taliban wasperhaps being seen Neemuch-Singoli road, some 84 briefed by me, did notdoany- across the statetoreachBastara ADGP Navdeep Virk said: forceonprotesters mustbe by provoking them, and then chorus of telephone rings in the as astate actor by the UNSC km from the Neemuchdistrict thing. None of the protesters toll plaza in large numbers. “Aroundnoon,protestingfarm- thoroughlyprobed.Ihavere- assault them mercilessly.” background. Nikul putsone members, including India. headquarter,”Superintendent of reachedthereand nothing hap- phone on hold and can be heard Former India’s Permanent Police Suraj Kumar Verma said. penedatmynaka,” Sinha said. telling the caller that Bhavina Representative to India at the He said Gurjar losthis cool af- Sources said the Chief in 2020, and that in the pasttwo that afinal decision on stops at ues of liberty,equality,frater- and “with progress in society cannotbeconnected to the UN,SyedAkbaruddin, who terthe milk spilledonthe road Minister’s office toohad spoken years, Majee had generated Rs the RamLalla temple and nity,justice, democracy,and and annihilation of the notions news channel studio as she had- pointed this out on Twitter,said, and beat up Bheel. to Sinha and had found his re- 1,352crore through illegal coal Hanumangarhi have notbeen secularism.” of patriarchyand caste su- n’t slept. He comes on the line “In diplomacy…a fortnight is a Gurjar then calleduphis ply“satisfactory” fornow. mining. finalisedbut these are“very premacy,the opinions of again to inform that local chan- long time…The ‘T’ word is friends who also roughedup Citing the statement of a muchonthe cards”. Chandrachud women, Dalits, and other mar- nels have reachedBhavina’s vil- gone.” Bheelandtiedhimto therearside ED summons “close confidante” of Majee, the Delhi Chief Ministerand Truth, he said, instils “a sense ginalisedcommunities are lage. Officials said that the deci- of avehiclepassingby witharope. came forcampaigning in ED had said that he conducted AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal not of public trustindemocracies”, slowlybut graduallystarting to “This is what amedal does. sion to sign offonthe statement Bheel wasdragged forsome dis- Asansol, theystayedinhotels his illegal mining business onlywelcomedthe Supreme and also plays akey role in cre- be regarded as ‘truths’ in India”. Beforethat, even if a has been takeninviewof tance, Verma said. ownedbythe coal mafia. “smoothlybymanaging senior Courtverdict in the Ayodhya ti- ating ashared “public memory” Quoting American Historian Paralympian wasliving two changing “ground realities”. The “Afteravideo of the incident Should Ibring out the list?" the functionaries of political party tle suit case, he had announced upon whichthe foundations of Sophia Rosenfeld, Justice houses away youwouldn’t be Taliban has been responsible for became viral, police swung into West Bengal CM said, adding of West Bengal through Ashok that the RamTemple will be anation can be built in the fu- Chandrachud pointed out that aware. But our Subh Laabh muchofthe evacuation of for- action but by then, the accused that the TMC wouldn't be intim- Kumar Mishra”, and that “ma- brought under the ambit of the ture. That’s whycountries setup the three common means for Society is different. Theyall eigners and Afghans-at-risk. hadfled.Thevictimwasrushedto idated by suchactions by the jorfundisdistributed to man- Delhi government's pilgrimage Truth Commissions immedi- the determination of “truth” in came to saygoodbye to her and While the US says it has thedistricthospitalwherehedied Centre. agethe political stalwarts of the scheme forsenior citizens. atelyupon gaining independ- democracies: by the state, by wish her luck.”Ashespeaks, the evacuated morethan 1lakh on Friday,”the SP said. Speaking at the same event, ruling party”. Three days before the 2020 ence from atotalitarian regime experts suchasscientists,and telephone chorus in the back- people since August15, the en- The five persons, identifiedas Abhishek said he wasnot fright- On November 27 lastyear, Delhi Assemblypolls, when the or aftercoming out of aperiod through deliberation by citi- ground picks up again. The fame tireIndian Embassy wasevacu- Chhitarmal Gurjar (32), enedofEDsummons. the CBI’s KolkataAnti- Centrehad announcedthe for- fraught with human rightsvio- zens. of India’s firstevertable tennis ated on August17—aday after MahendraGurjar and Gopal "Threatening us with the CBI Corruption Branch(ACB) had mation of atrustfor the con- lations, Justice Chandrachud Although all statepolicy is Paralympics medallisthas gone the firstUNSC statement wasis- Gurjar(both40),LokeshBalai(21), and ED is notgoing to stop us," firstregisteredacase of corrup- struction of the temple, Kejriwal said. assumedtobebasedonthe so- beyond the twohouses. sued. andLaxmanGurjarhave beenar- he said. tion and criminal breachoftrust had remarked: “Thereisno In adifferent context, he ciety’s truth, that does notmean According to datashared by rested and effortsare on to trace In April, the ED had told a with regard to illegal mining right time forgood work”. said, this role can also be played that states “cannot indulgein Jallianwala the government, 565 people others, the SP said. special courtthat Rujiraand her and pilferageofcoal from lease- The AAP has announcedthat by courts and illustrated this by falsehood forpolitical reasons, have been evacuated so far: 175 Meanwhile, stateCongress sisterhad been paid “substan- hold area of Eastern Coalfields it will contestUPpolls. In July, citing the example of howthe even in democracies,” he said. event Embassy personnel, 263 other president Kamal Nath tweeted tial amount” in London and Ltd in certain parts of West Singh had metSamajwadi Party apexcourttook suo motu cog- In this context, he referred to the India under Operation Devi Indian nationals, 112Afghan na- that the incident wasvery“inhu- Thailand by keyaccusedinthe Bengal. ECL is awhollyowned Akhilesh Yadav, whichhad nizance of the Covid-19pan- Pentagon Papers exposing the Shakti,” Modi said, adding that tionals including Hindus and man” whichhesaid is the testi- case. It had made the claim subsidiaryofPSU Coal India Ltd. sparkedtalksofseat-sharing, demic. role of the United States in the due to "Guru kripa (blessings)", Sikhs, and 15 third-countryna- monytolawlessnessprevailingin while seeking further custody In her reaction to the ED whichthe AAP has kept alive, Referring to the multiple Vietnam Warand the recent the swaroop of Guru Granth tionals. Madhya Pradesh. He demanded of Ashok Kumar Mishra, the in- move,MamataBanerjee also saying “political alliances are truths in the social media age, trend of some countries “trying Sahib were also brought back This, officials herebelieve, thestategovernmentto take nec- spector in-charge of Bankura accusedthe NarendraModi notnew in Uttar Pradesh.” he stressedthe importance of to manipulate” dataonCovid in- safely. along with the safepassageto essaryactions immediatelyto Police Station in Purulia district government of trying to "bull- Said an AAP leader:“We are “deliberations” to arrive at a fection and deaths. He said laws have been those being airliftedwould not checksuchincidents. and reportedlyaclose associate doze the federal structure" and in UP forthe long run. Unlikere- consensus on, at least, the basic Even claims of experts can made taking inspiration from have been possible had the of alleged kingpin Anup Majee snatching away rightsofstates, gional parties in the country's facts. be coloured by ideological affin- the teachings of Gurus. Taliban notcooperated. alias Lala. adding that allocation of rights eastand south, aparty with To exercise the right to speak ity,receiptoffinancial aid or "Keeping the lessons in human- Officials said that while India 2nd witness in The ED had claimedthat fornatural resources likecoal Hindi-speaking leaders and a truth to power, it wasfirstnec- personal malice, Justice ity givenbyGurus in the fore- hasn'tengagedwiththeTalibanin during questioning, Mishrahad comes under the purviewofthe base in Delhi cannotaffordto essarytounderstand what truth Chandrachud said. These ex- front, the countryhas made the manner as other UNSC mem- Malegaon blast told officials that the payment Central government. She pro- have no presence in the Hindi means, he said, and pointed out perts arealso oftenemployedby newlawsfor the people who bershave,signingoffonthisstate- wasmade to Rujiraand her sis- posedameeting of all CMs to heartland. And it is evidently that “while the identification of think-tankswho conduct re- have suffered," he said, in an ap- ment is asignal that opens up the case turns hostile teratthe behestofTMC youth fight against"the Centre's au- clear that AAP has carved out a truthmay be singularly at issue search to supportspecific opin- parent reference to the possibility to engagewith the leader VinayMishra, and the thoritarianism". space in the minds of people in judicial proceedings, the very ions and thereisthe “possibil- Citizenship (Amendment) Act, hardline group. funds were sourcedfromMajee. through itsworkoneducation, natureof‘truth’ can oftenbeun- ity of cherry picking of factsto that eases citizenship formi- The August27statement had SADAFMODAK “He admitted that he Tiranga Yatra health, and overall governance. determinable in societies”. manufactureconsent.” norities likeSikhs from neigh- strongwordsonterrorbutdidnot MUMBAI,AUGUST28 arranged to transfer around (Rs) Sisodiaand Singh, whoisthe But that politics of work will One of the mostcommon Urging responsible citizens bouring countries. hold the Taliban accountable. 1-1.5 croretoDelhi as asked by party's Uttar Pradesh in-charge, have to be peppered with our ways to define truth is in terms to put these “truth providers” With families of martyrs of “The attacks,whichwere IN THE trial of the 2008 VinayMishra. This amount was will attend both rallies. definition of nationalism and of facts, Justice Chandrachud through intense scrutinyand the Jallianwala Bagh massacre claimedbyIslamic Statein Malegaon blast, awitness who arranged from Anup Majee In Delhi, the AAP-ledgov- religiosity that does notinvolve said, adding that even the most questioning, Justice present, the PM talked about Khorasan Province (ISKP), an en- wasclaimedtohaveattendeda through Niraj Singh... he stated ernment is getting 500high- hating or hurting others.” preliminaryfactscan be dis- Chandrachud said that “it is also how, to mark75years of Indian tity affiliated with Islamic Statein campwith accusedLieutenant that VinayMishrawas the sec- mastTricolours installedacross In Uttarakhand, while an- puted.Another waywas to de- equallyimportant forthose Independence, 'Azaadi Ka Amrit Iraq andthe Levant (ISIL/Da’esh), Colonel Prasad Purohit and oth- retary of TMC and wasvery the city at acostofRs85crore. nouncing Kothiyal as the AAP's fine it in terms of opinion and a making truth claims to be trans- Mahotsav'was being cele- resulted in the death and injuries ers, wasdeclared hostile on close to Member of Parliament “The partywill organise ase- CM face, Kejriwal had specifi- glance through history will parent and conspicuous”. brated,with freedom fighters of dozens of civilians,including Saturday. Shri Abhishek Banerjee... and ries of eventsoverthe next one callyunderlinednot justthe lat- showthat individuals some- Flagging fake news,Justice being honoured in everyvillage children,andmilitarypersonnel,” The witness deniedthe con- knowing his clout in the party, year to markthe 75th year of ter's credentials as a“deshbhakt times tend to have opinions that Chandrachud said that while and places associated with the thestatementsaid.Itadded:“The tentsoftwo of his statements he (Ashok) has to obey him India's independence. The mes- fauji”, but also his role in the re- maynot be morallyjustifiable social media platforms allow freedom struggle seeing are- members of the Security Council recordedbythe Maharashtra (Vinay) or his (Ashok) career sageissimple: the BJP's so- construction of the Kedarnath to others. users to createtheir own“net- vamp,including Jallianwala reaffirmedthat terrorism in all its Anti-Terrorism Squad in 2008 will be finished; that he facili- callednationalism is making Temple and surrounding areas Referring to the approachto worksand communities,” this Bagh. He also said effortswere forms and manifestations consti- and 2011.The statementsin- tatedintransferring funds India sick. The AAP believesna- whichwerehit by floods in homosexuality and abortion in also leads to “echo chambers or on to celebratenational heroes tutes one of the mostserious cludedaclaim that in the camp, through non-banking channel tionalismisabout offering peo- 2013,lending him the sobriquet different parts of the world, bubbles wherepeople areonly whose sacrifices had been for- threatstointernationalpeaceand organisedamonth afterthe from India to London foraclose ple their rights. Be it good edu- “Bhole ki fauji”. Justice Chandrachud showed exposedtothe viewpoint they gotten, likethose belonging to security.Deliberatelytargeting blast, Purohit had givenalecture relative of Shri Abhishek cation or robusthealthcare. For In Delhi, whereAAP is in its howthe line could be blurred. “I agree with and nevercoming the tribal community.Work civilians and personnelassisting mentioning terrorism in India on Banerjee; ... that the subject us, love forthe Tricolour mani- thirdconsecutive stint in office, oftenwonder if factsare even intocontact with an opposing wascurrentlyunderwayinmu- intheevacuationof civiliansises- religious lines and the needtore- transaction of Thailand wasre- festsitself in the form of avision the party has steadilytriedtore- considerablydifferent from one”. seums to showcase the contri- peciallyabhorrent and mustbe spond to it. The witness denied lated to RujiraBanerjee,” the ED forthe country, itsdevelopment frame both nationalism and opinions in aplural society “Weonlyread newspapers bution of tribal freedom fight- condemned.” allthe contents and said he had submission had said. and the well-being of itsciti- secularism. It introducedaded- wherethereare variedlived ex- that align with our beliefs…we ers in nine states, Modi said. Sources said the statement neverstatedthose. This is the It had also claimedthat Niraj zens. It is about finding solu- icated curriculum in schools to periences of different people,” ignorebookswritten by people With elections in Punjab due putsIndia’sconcernsonterrorism second witness to turn hostile. Singh, Majee’s accountant, “as- tions to the mostpressing issues “instil the spirit of patriotism he said. who do notbelong to out early next year,Modi listedthe on the frontburner:“The mem- Special Public Prosecutor sistedintransferring substan- of our times suchasunemploy- and nationhood”. The curricu- Powerisalso afactor in this, stream…wemutethe TVwhen steps takenbythe Centretotake bersof theSecurityCouncilunder- Avinash Rasal, representing the tial funds... to Shri Abhishek ment,” Singh told The Sunday lum –called'Deshbhakti' -- will he said. In India, since women, someone has adifferent opin- the legacy of the Gurus to the linedthe needtohold perpetra- National Investigation Agency Banerjee’s close relative (Sister Express. be implemented across schools Dalitsand others belonging to ion…wedonot trulycareabout youth -- turning Sultanpur tors, organizers, financiers and (NIA), declared him hostile and in Law&Wife) at London & Singh, who wasamong the starting September 27. marginalisedcommunities did the truth as muchaswedo Lodhi intoaheritagetown, the sponsors of these reprehensible cross-examinedthe witness. Thailand”. firstpolitical leaders to question The introduction to the cur- nottraditionallyenjoypower, about being right,” he said. Kartarpur corridor,air connec- actsofterrorismaccountableand When the contentswereread The ED had addedthat some land-purchase deals for riculum's framework defines their opinions were notcon- tivity of Punjabwith other bring them to justice. Theyurged out from the twostatements, the records seizedfromNiraj Singh the upcoming RamTemple at “Deshbhakti” as a“celebration ferred the status of “truth”. Bhavina in final countries, interconnectivity of allStates,inaccordancewiththeir witness told the courttheywere and digital evidence showed Ayodhya,said the campaign of pluralism and diversity of the While during the British Raj, fund their trips. Thereisalso the places related to the Sikh gurus obligations under international incorrect. When the witness was that MishrareceivedRs168 might be scaledupand coverall people of India.” The answer to truth wasthe opinion of the costofthe expensive rubbers and development of the lawand relevantSecurityCouncil asked by SPP Rasal that he was croreasproceeds of crime 403 constituencies in UP ahead who is a“Deshbhakt,” it adds, King or Queen, afterits aboli- and ply. “On an average, we end Anandpur Sahib, Fatehgarh resolutions, to cooperateactively refuting his statementstosave through illegal coal mining and of the Assemblypolls early next needs to be situated in the tion, truth became the belief up spending close to Rs 12 to 13 Sahib, Chamkaur Sahib, withallrelevantauthoritiesinthis the accused, he deniedit. pilferageinjustabout 109days year.Another AAP leader said Indian Constitution and its“val- and opinion of upper-caste men lakhs annually. People think Ferozepur,Amritsar,Khatkar regard.”

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teredatthe Ilambazar police sta- terthe complainant wasattacked EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE tion in Birbhum district. This too afew days later.When the family KOLKATA,AUGUST28 wasabouttheallegedvandalismof triedtoreturn home, the accused thecomplainant’shome.Thecom- allegedly demandedRs10lakh. MAKINGITS firstarrests in the plainant’s son and one of their The ninth case toowas earlier post-poll violence probe, the friends reportedlytriedtoprevent registeredinLiluah afterthe ac- Central BureauofInvestigation the attackers but were assaulted. cusedallegedly attackedthe com- (CBI) on Saturdayheld twopeo- The complainant’s elder son died plainant’shomeandmolestedher ple in Nadia district. The agency onthespotwhilehisothersonand twodaughters.Theaccusedalsoal- also filed10morecases, taking their friend were severely injured. legedly vandalisedthe home, and the number of cases it has regis- The sixth case wasalso earlier threw bricks,severelyinjuringone teredto21. registeredatSitalkuchi afterthe of the complainant’s daughters. The twopeople arrested were ACBI team in Kolkata complainantallegedthatunidenti- The police later took the girltoa identifiedasBijoy Ghosh and recently. Express fiedmenhadarbitrarilybeatenher hospital. Ashima Ghosh. Theyhavebeen husband and shothim. He was The final case filedbythe CBI heldinconnectionwithanalleged takentothe DinhataHospital wasearlier registeredatthe attackonBJP supporterDharma allegedly attackedthe familywith wherehediedduring treatment. Kankurtala station in Birbhum on Mandal in Nadia district’s Chapra lathis, bamboos, and severely in- Theseventhcasewasearlierregis- theallegationsthattheaccusedat- area on May14. jured manyofthem. The com- teredatthe Mollarpur station in tacked the complainant, and his In astatement, the agency said plainant said that his mother died Birbhumdistrictontheallegations familywith an iron rod, and bam- it conducted searches at 15 loca- of her injuries at the Kalyani JNM that sevenmen had attackedthe boo sticks.During the alleged at- tionsinconnectionwiththeattack Hospital. complainant’sfatherwithashovel, tack,the complainant’s brother on Mandal. He sufferedserious in- One of the 10 cases filedbythe an iron rod, and sharp weapons. waskilled. jurieswhiletryingto save oneof his CBI wasearlier registeredat Theybroke ahand and aleg of While the CBI is investigat- Chief MinisterMamataBanerjee virtuallyaddresses arallytomarkthe foundation dayofthe Trinamool ChhatraParishad, relativeswho wasallegedly being JamalpurinPurbaBardhamandis- the complainant’s father,who ing the allegations of murder, the students' wing of her party TMC, at Kalighat in KolkataonSaturday. CMO beaten up by the eight accused trict. The accused, along with wasadmitted to ahospital but rape, and other crimes against namedinacomplaint,officialssaid. unidentifiedpeople,allegedly van- diedduring treatment. women during the alleged wave In the complaint, Mandal’s dalisedthe house of the com- The eighth case nowfiledby of violence that beganafter the brother Ayan said the members of plainantwhilelookingforhimand the CBI wasearlier registeredat stateelection resultswerede- his familyand the nativesof hisson.Thecomplainant’swifere- Liluah in Howrah district. It is claredonMay2,theHighCourthas HridaypurvillagewereknownBJP portedlydiedafter being struck also acase of vandalism and constitutedaSpecial Investigation Mamatacallsformeeting supporters.OnMay14,theaccused with asharp weapon. Later,the sexual harassment. The accused Team to probeother cases related beat up their relative Sanajit complainant and his brother were allegedly vandalisedthe com- to the violence. Both the CBI and Mandal, and dragged him to a also severely injured by the plainant’s home, and notfind- theSIThave to submittheirreports nearbylocality,healleged.The accused. ing him sexuallyharassedhis within six weeks. complainant, Dharma, and his The fifthcase wasearlier regis- wife. The familyfledthe area af- —WITHPTIINPUTS nephewSauravwent to save ofCMsofnon-BJPstates Sanajit when the accusedalso al- legedly assaultedthem.Oneof the accused, Ujjal Ghosh, allegedly hit Modi government trying to bulldoze India’s federal structure, alleges CM Dharma on the head with asharp weapon,leavinghimgrievouslyin- Thackeray and Arvind Kejriwal evacuation policy.“Whywon't killeddemocracy and snatched jured,read the FIR registeredon EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE foreverything. Theywill onlyuse our people come backfrom people’s rights. We will fight August25.TheCBIhasinvokedIPC KOLKATA,AUGUST28 their photo on vaccine certifi- Afghanistansafely? What is your them till the lastdropofour section 34 (actsdone by several cates. Iask them to use their policy?” Banerjee asked. blood. Theythink if theyscareus. personsinfurtheranceof common ACCUSINGTHE NarendraModi photo on death certificates. Even Referring to the Central But this is the land of Netaji intention), 307(attempt to mur- government at the Centreoftry- my statewas using my photo on ArmedPolice Forces exam paper Subhas ChandraBose, Swami der), 325 (Voluntarilycausing ing to “bulldoze the federal Covid certificate, but Irefused that had listedquestions related Vivekanand, Ramakrishna grievoushurt),326(causinggriev- structure” of India, and snatch- and asked to use the national to “poll violence in Bengal”, the Paramahamsa. ous hurtbydangerous weapons), ing away rightsofthe states, flag.”Targeting the Centre’s TMC chairperson said the Union Saying that the youth are and 341(wrongful restraint). Chief MinisterMamataBanerjee National Monetisation Pipeline government wastrying to “di- “the futureofour country”, the Theagency,meanwhile,said,in on Saturdayproposedameeting policy,aspartofwhichunder- vide the central forces now”. TMC chief asked the TMCP to itsstatement,“Tenmorecaseshave of the chief ministers of non-BJP utilisedgovernment assets will Banerjee calledonstudents “takeinitiativeand visit differ- been registeredincompliance of states to fight against“the be monetisedbybringing in pri- to join the fight againstthose ent states to save the country’s the orders of Hon’ble High Court Centre’s authoritarianism”. vate participation, the Banerjee who trytobreak the spirit of freedom”. at Calcutta, passedinconnection Referring to the BJP’s re- alleged that the BJP govern- democracy.“Iextend my best She added, “Theyblockthe with WPA(P) 142, 143, 144, 145, sounding poll defeat in West ment wastrying to sell the wishes to the vibrant members voice of students, teachers and 146, 147, 148, 149&169 of 2021, Bengal, the chief ministersaid in country's assets. of our ChhatraParishad. We are social media. Revolution has dated 19.08.2021and takenover her address on the foundation “The government is trying to proud of your achievementsand another name, it’s youth and the investigation of these cases, dayofthe Trinamool Congress’ sell offthe country. Railways,air- invaluable contributions to the students. The BJP runs ade- earlierregisteredindifferentpolice students’ wing Trinamool ports,PSUs, theywant to sell party.Today, Iurgeall students monic government. Theyare stations of West Bengal on various ChhatraParishad (TMCP), “Khela everything off. Can yousell the to join us in the fight against trying to sell the entirecountry. allegations.” [The game] is over in West soil of the country?” said the forces that trytobreak the spirit From rail to postoffices to air- Thefirstcaseonthelitswasear- Bengal, it will happen in Tripura, Chief Minister. of democracy.” ports,theywill sell every- lierregisteredattheDinhatapolice Assam and Delhi in 2024. They The chief ministeralso hit out She added, “The TMC will go thing? Can yousell the land of station in Coochbehar district vide [BJP] areharassing Uddhav at theCentreoverits Afghanistan to all states wherethe BJP has our country?” ontheallegationsthattheaccused abducted the complainant’s nephewonMay 3,andtookhimto Rajaghorariver.Thevictim’sblood- 3party workers injured in Tripura clash: TMC iedbody wasfound on the river bank.The police took him to TMC MP Dr.Santanu Sen said, would be shiftedtoKolkataon of usinjured.Ihavegot afractured Dinhatahospital but he dieddur- DEBRAJDEB "Weobservedthefoundationday Sundayfor treatment. hand and have to undergo an op- ing treatment, according to the AGARTALA,AUGUST28 of Trinamool ChhatraParishad at Recounting the “attack” on eration". agency. Badharghat. Our youth support- him, MujiburRahman, the son of DenyingtheTMC'sallegations Thesecondcasewasregistered APROGRAMMEorganisedbythe ers walked in ahugerallyat thelateMansurAli,aformermin- BJP spokesperson Nabendu at Sitalkuchi in Coochbehar aftera Trinamool Congress at Agartala,sendingBJPintoamood ister, said, "Wewerewaiting to Bhattacharya said,"Wedon'tcon- man accusedanother of killing his Badharghat in West Tripuradis- of desperationandpanic.So,they hear alivespeechofour leader sider Trinamool as an opponent. brother,leavingthebodyinabam- trict wasdisruptedonSaturday, attackedajoining programme [Bengal CM] MamataBanerjee. Theyearlier said that theywill boofieldneartheirhome.Thethird allegedly by BJP supporters, leav- andseverely injuredatleastthree Suddenly, 60-70peoplegathered formacommitteeherein10days. case on the litswas earlier regis- ing at leastthree injured.One of leaders and supporters.” and attackedour house. Ire- Almostone month passed, they teredatJagaddalinNorthParganas them suffered“severe head Sen also said Subhankar questedtoleave since it's my failedtoform acommittee. They afterthe complainant alleged that trauma,” sources said. Debnath, aTMC supporter, re- house and notaparty office. But aretrying to createunrestin the accused, along with others, Speaking to mediapersons, ceivedseverehead trauma and theyassaultedand lefttwo-three TripuralikeinWestBengal.” vandalisedhis home. The accused

KOLKATA DEBTS RECOVERYTRIBUNAL NO.1 42C,Jawaharlal Nehru Road, 9th Floor,Jeevan Sudha Building, Kolkata- 700 071 Case No. RC No. 178 of 2014 Adhir: Cong defeated in Bengal arising out of OA/226/1999 Union Bank of India Vs. People’sTannery &Ors. SALE NOTICE polls but hasn’t fled battlefield Pursuant to the order No. 59 dt. 17.08.2021passed by Ld. Recovery Officer,DRT-1,Kolkata there will be sale of the immovable properties as mentioned below “AS IS WHERE IS AND WHATEVER IS BASIS”. Properties Reserve Price Bengal “weakened” but would take to All the piece and parcel of land measuring 13 Cottahs Reserve Price of the property EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Congress the streetswith renewed comprised in C.S. Dag No. 618/923, appertaining to Rs.55,25,000/- (Rupees fifty five lakh KOLKATA, AUGUST 28 chief Adhir vigour and target the Centreon Khatian No. 308, Touzi No. 1298/2833, in Mouza- twenty five thousand only) Ranjan severalissues. Tangra, P.S. Jadavpur (formerly Sadar Tollygunge) including all structures being Premises No. 72 EMD 10% of Reserve Price THE CONGRESS alliance with Chowdhury The leader of the Congress (formerly 47), South Tangra Road, Calcutta, in the Rs.5,52,500/- (Rupees five lakh fifty the Leftisintact and talkswith parliamentaryparty claimed District of South 24 Parganas. two thousand five hundred only) the alliance partners would be- that “crores of students” have The sale will be done through e-auction. The intending purchasers will have to deposit an earnest gin as soon as the dateofthe droppedout of school due to money for an amount of 10% of the reserve price in the manner required for taking part in e- The Congress leader auction which shall be adjusted in the case of successful bidder and refunded to other bidders on bypolls areannounced, state the Covid-inducedlockdown the date of sale itself. Successful bidder shall have to deposit 25% of the sale proceeds after Congress president Adhir recalledthe role played and the “digital divide”. He adjustment of EMD on being knocked down by next date i.e. by 3:00 P.M. Ranjan Chowdhurysaid on by the Chhatra pointed out that although After conclusion of the e-auction, failing which the earnestmoney deposited shall be forfeited. Saturday. In that case, the mat- thereisantipicipation about The purchaser shall deposit the balance 75% of the sale proceeds within 15 days from the date of auction sale. The reserve price below which the property(ies) shall not be sold as indicated terofnot fielding acandidate Parishad in students’ the the by-elections, “everyone against the property as the reserve price. EMD/ further payment should be made in favour of / againstChief MinisterMamata movementstoprotect knows what happenedamid submitted to the Recovery Officer,Kolkata Debts Recovery Tribunal-1, “Jeevan Sudha Building”, Banerjee in Bhabanipur would the Covid situation afterthe 9th Floor ,42C, J. L. Nehru Road, Kolkata –700 071. democracy in the Notice is hereby given that in the absence of any order postponement, the said property shall be also come up fordiscussion, Assembyelections earlier this sold by way of onlineAuction (e-auction) which will be conducted on 07.10.2021 between 2pmto sources in the Congress said. country. “It has always year. 4pmwith 3minutes unlimited extension on e-Auction Platform. The prospective bidder is Chowdhury, the state fought against He said the commission required to download the Sale Proclamation and Sale Notice from https://drt.auctiontiger.net Congress chief, wasaddressing should take adecision onlyaf- of M/s E-Procurement Technologies Limited, C/o B-704, Wall Street-II, Opp. Orient Club, communalism and Nr.Gujarat College, Ellis Bridge, Ahmedabad-380006, Gujarat (India), Contact No. 079- agathering in Kolkataonthe tertalking to experts.However, 68136880 /68136837, Mobile No. +91 9265562821/18, E-mail: [email protected] , foundation dayofthe party's stood forsecularism,” the position of the Congress re- Contact Mr.Chintan Bhatt, Mobile No. 9978591888, e-mail: [email protected] student wing ChhatraParishad. garding the by-elections was and register their names for participating in the auction with Earnest Money through Demand he added. Draft /Pay Order in favour of Recovery Officer,DRT-1, Kolkata Payable at Kolkata so as to reach “Theremight be victoryorloss notfullyclarifiedeventoday. the Tribunal on or before 05.10.2021.The Participants/ intending purchasers are necessarily in polls but that shouldn’t be re- Former student leader of required to submit following documents/ papers for registration because only registered flected in the mindsetofthe ac- The Congress, whichhad the Congress Amitabha participants /intending purchasers can login and participate in the E-auction. tivists.Wehavebeen defeated ruledthe statebeforethe Left Chakraborty strongly 1. Self attested copy of Pan Card. 2. Self attested Valid Residential proof. but haven’t fledthe battlefield Front came to powerin1977, protestedagainstthe exclusion 3. Self attested Valid E-mail ID and Mobile No. or been vanquished,” he added. drew ablank in the elections to of Rabindranath Tagore and 4. Demand Draft /Pay Order of Earnest Money along with offerletter. The Congress leader in Lok the 294-member Assembly MahaswetaDevifromthe However the undersigned will not be responsible for any error occurred through network at the time ofAuction. Sabha recalledthe role played held earlier this year.. English syllabus of Delhi The user ID and password will be directly sent to Registered Participants /intending purchasers by the ChhatraParishad in stu- Congress MP Pradeep University syllabus. Neeraj with further directions, if any,for login and participating in the auction through on-line. The other dents’ movementstoprotect Bhattacharya,however, ques- Kundan, all-India president of terms and conditions are same as per proclamation of sale issued by the undersigned on democracy in the country. “The tionedthe Trinamool's posi- the Congress student body,and 17.08.2021. The intending purchasers or representatives should contact Rajiv Kumar Verma, Mobile No. ChhatraParishad has always tion in opposing the decision former statepresident 8584884263, Union Bank of India, Asset Recovery Branch, Kolkata, 14/1B, Ezra Street, fought againstcommunalism to dissolve state-ownedenter- Shubhankar Sarkar and former Ground Floor,Kolkata-700001 for details &inspection. Recovery Officer and stood forsecularism,” he prises. Bhattacharya also said MLAAsit Mitrawerepresent Debts Recovery Tribunal No.1 Date: 17th day of August, 2021 added. the Congress has nowbeen on the occasion. Kolkata Kolkata WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 4 EXPRESS NETWORK THE SUNDAY EXPRESS,AUGUST29,2021 Rustication 661 new Covid cases 2nd witness in BRIEFLY 2008 Malegaon row at VBU: in Bengal, 7more die Copsuspendedover J&K Students, blast case AIMIM followedatall times, the gov- turns hostile councillor shot EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ernment has said. videofromlock-up dead in Meerut teachers KOLKATA,AUGUST28 KolkataPolice to SADAFMODAK begin sit-in WEST BENGALreported661 arrest people MUMBAI,AUGUST28 Jammu: AIMIMcouncil- newCovid-19cases and more without masks years. “Theywerere-arrested on lor Zuber Ansari wasshot moredeaths on Saturday. INTHEtrialof the2008Malegaon MAHENDERSINGH August5byateam ledbyACPs dead by bike-borne as- According to astate heath bul- Amid warnings of aproba- blast, awitness who wasclaimed MANRAL HridayBhushan and Lalit Mohan sailantsoutside his resi- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE letin, the statehas so farre- ble thirdwaveofthe Covid-19 to have attendedacampwith ac- NEWDELHI,AUGUST28 Negi in connection with asepa- dence in Meerut's Shastri KOLKATA,AUGUST28 ported18,417 deaths due to pandemic by September, cusedLieutenant Colonel Prasad rate case and were takenonpo- Nagarlocality Saturday the virus and 15,46,898 KolkataPolice has decidedto Purohit and others, wasdeclared IN WHATcould lead to redfaces lice remand by the Special Cell morning. The suspects ASECTION of VisvaBharati cases.The recovery rate in the arrest people venturing out hostile on Saturday. within the Delhi Police, asub-in- team. The twowereallegedly areyet to be identified. University (VBU) studentsand statestood at 98.22 per cent without masks, asenior offi- The witness deniedthe con- spector postedwith the Special hatching aconspiracy to elimi- Ansari waspreparing to some members of itsteachers' with 688weredischargedin cersaidonSaturday. The ar- tentsoftwo of his statements Cell has been suspended--three natearival currentlylodged in contestthe 2022 UP organisation has launcheda the past24hours. rested persons, however, recordedbytheMaharashtraAnti- days afteravideo came to light Rohini jail,” said the source. Assemblypolls on an sit-in protestinfront of the The statereportedaposi- would be granted bail on pay- TerrorismSquadin2008and2011. purportedlyshowing brothers The Indian Express has learnt AIMIM ticket.“It appears central office of the university tivity rate of 1.61 per cent dur- ment of Rs 100asafine, The statementsincluded aclaim Rahul Kala and Naveen Bali, as- that four men —Dushyant alias that the councillor was and outside vice-chancellor ing the day. Thereare 9,109ac- he said. that in the camp, organiseda sociates of jailedgangsterNeeraj Monu Bajitpur,Amit Asoda, shotdead following a Bidyut Chakraborty's house to tive cases in the stateat The decision wastaken at a monthaftertheblast,Purohithad Bawana, enjoying liquor and Agrabfromthe video Sachin Barahi, and Mannu — business rivalryinhis protestagainstthe recent rus- present. Atotal of 15,19,372 high-levelmeeting of senior po- givenalecturementioningterror- snacks inside the lock-up at its came to meetthe brothers and property business. We tication of three students. patientshaverecoveredsofar, lice officers and Kolkata ism in India on religious lines and office in Lodhi Colony. one of the visitors recordedthe have found some docu- On August23, the univer- the bulletin said.Kolkataand Municipal Corporation (KMC) the needtorespond to it. The wit- The Indian Express had first video is in the same Special Cell video. “He shared the video with mentsfromhis car sity rusticated three students North24Parganas district officials on Friday, he said. ness deniedall the contentsand reportedabout the video —at building complexthat houses his associates and postediton whichrevealedthat he forthree years, and sus- recordedthree deaths eachon "Anyone coming out in the saidhehadneverstatedthose.This the time, it wasunclear whether the offices of twoACPs, an addi- social media. Special Cell person- had recentlybagged a pendedtwo professors for Saturday, while Kolkatare- open without maskswithin is the second to turn hostile. it wasshotinMandoli Jail, where tional DCP and the DCP (Special nel found out about the video major contract forbuild- "gross indiscipline and mis- portedthe mostnumber of KMC jurisdiction will be ar- Special Public Prosecutor the brothers arelodged,orthe Cell). It wasreconstructed and informedtheir seniors,” said ing acolonyin conduct". The studentswere newcases at 109. rested.The person will be Avinash Rasal, representing the Special Cell office, wherethey around ayear and ahalf ago. apolice source. Dehradun,” said Vineet rusticated on the basis of the Meanwhile, Covid curbs granted bail on payment of Rs National Investigation Agency were takeninconnection with “In their enquiryreport, the Special CP (Special Cell) Bhatnagar,SP(Meerut reportbythe enquirycom- imposedinthe statewas ex- 100asfine," the officer told PTI. (NIA), declared him hostile and another case between August5 sub-inspector washeld respon- Neeraj Thakur,DCP (Special Cell) city). ENS mittee. tendedtoSeptember 15. KP has instructed all police cross-examinedthe witness. and 10.The DG Prisons had sible forallowing people to meet Pramod Kushwah, and Delhi One of the rusticated stu- However, the stategovern- stations to startanawareness Whenthecontentswerereadout eventuallysaid it wasnot from the accusedinlock-up. Senior of- Police PROChinmoyBiswal did MADHYAPRADESH dents, Somnath Sow, who is ment announcedthat coach- programme on it. fromthetwostatements,thewit- Mandoli Jail, while aseparatein- ficers from police headquarters notrespond to aqueryabout the the spokesperson of the ing centres forcompetitive ex- When contacted,the chair- ness told the courttheywerein- quirywas initiated to look intoit arealso assessing if therewere suspensionofthe sub-inspector. Man stitches Students’ Federation of India aminations can remain open man of the KMC Boardof correct. When the witness was and areportwas submitted to supervisionlapses,”saidapolice Biswal had said on Wednesday: wife’s pvt parts (SFI)’s Visva-Bharati unit, told with 50 per cent capacity fol- Administrators and state askedby SPPRasalthathewasre- the police headquarters. source. “The video is notsubstantiated mediapersons that the protes- lowing Covid protocols and TransportMinisterFirhad futing his statementstosavethe Sources told The Indian Rahul and Naveen have been and liquor is notserved in police over ‘infidelity’ tors have kept vigil outside the ensuring regular sanitisation Hakim said that strict action accused, he deniedit. Express thelock-up seen in the in Mandoli jail forthe lastfive lock-up.” official residence of the vice- of the centres.All outdoorac- will be takenagainstbusiness- Singrauli: Suspecting his chancellor since lastnight. tivitiesincluding movement of men and customers found not wifeofinfidelity,a55- On Saturday, anumber of people and vehicles shall be wearing masksinmarket- year-old man allegedly members of Visva-Bharati strictlyprohibited between 11 places, whichwill be sanitised Delhi govt suggestion: 3docs for Padma awards stitchedher private parts University Faculty Association pm and 5amexceptfor health everyweek. in Madhya Pradesh's (VBUFA) joinedinthe protest. services, lawand order,essen- "Weare witnessing that torDrSKSarin, LNJP medical di- people who respondedtothe Divisional Commissioner Singrauli district, police Both the studentsand tial commodities including people areflouting pandemic EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE rector Dr Suresh Kumar and call of the Delhi government to SanjeevKhirwarasmembers, said on Saturday. The vic- teachers claimedthat the rus- agricultural produce and other guidelines in markets. Strict NEWDELHI,AUGUST28 Max Healthcareclinical director send their choices, Chief pickedthe names. “It wasavery tim wasadmitted to the ticated studentswere“not emergency services. Wearing action will be takenagainstnot (internal medicine) Sandeep MinisterArvind Kejriwal said. A difficult task to pickthree names. district hospital, where givenachance to defend of masks, maintenance of onlybusinessmen but also cus- THE DELHI government has de- Budhirajafor the Padwaawards. committee ledbyDeputy CM These will in away represent all she underwent treat- themselves” by the authori- physical distancing and health tomers found violating safety cidedtorecommend to the The names were pickedfrom Manish Sisodia, with Chief the doctors and paramedics of ment forher injuries, po- ties concerened. &hygiene protocol mustbe norms," he added. PTI Centrethe names of ILBS direc- alistof740, suggestedby9,427 SecretaryVijay Devand Delhi," Kejriwal said. lice. The incident took place in Raila villageun- der Mada police station area, around 30 km from Dawood aide dies of Covid in Pak the district headquarters, Mumbai: GangsterFahim Ahmed said Machmachwas wanted in sev- on August24, ASP Anil Sharif, also known as Fahim eral cases of extortion, murder and at- Sonkar said. The accused, Machmachand believedtobeaclose tempttomurder registeredin who is aquack, sus- associateofDawood Ibrahim and Mumbai. Similar cases were also reg- pected his 52-year-old Chhota Shakeel, dieddue to Covid-19 isteredagainstMachmachinDelh.. wifeofhaving an extra- on Friday. “He wasone of the mosttrusted marital affair,the official Senior officers from Mumbai men of Dawood Ibrahim. We believe said. PTI Police crime branchsaid that he was he washiding in Karachi along with declared dead at ahospital in Karachi. Dawood Ibrahim and Shakeel,” an J&K Sources in the crime branch officer said. ENS ‘Theft’ arrest leads to KARIMNAGAR SMART CITY CORPORATION LIMITED Karimnagar,Telangana KSCCL intends to tender the following projects under Smart Cities Mission in Telangana e-procurement Mysuru robbery platform. www.tender.telangana.gov.in (i) Remediation and Reclamation of Existing Dumpsite through Biomining in Karimnagarunder Smart City Mission on Design, Built, Operate and suspect Transfer (DBOT) Basis. NIT No. 22/KSCCL/2021-22, dated :27-08-2021. S.No. DESCRIPTIONDATE 1. Bid doc. download start date 30-08-2021, 4PM Jammu: Aresident of 2. Pre-bid Meeting 08-09-2021, 11 AM Poonch, who wasar- 3. PresentationofInitial Implementation and Operation Plan (IIOP) 16-09-2021, 11 AM 4. Last date for submission 23-09-2021, 4PM rested over aburglaryin DIPR NO: 2121-PP/CL-AGENCY/ADVT/1/2021-22 Sd/- Managing Director,KSCCL Rajouri, turnedout to be one of the eight suspects cegKÙe keâeÙee&}Ùe efJejej otjOJeveer :0250-2525101/02/03/04/05/06 who lootedajewellery He@âkeäme :0250-2525107 storeinMysuru earlier efJejej(hetJe&), F&-ces} : [email protected] this week,police said. lee. JemeF&, efpe. hee}Iej -401305 peeJekeâ ›eâ.:Je.efJe.çe.ce./DeejesiÙe/438/2021 Manzoor AhmedSheikh efoveebkeâ :27.08.2021 wasarrestedoveratheft VASAI-VIRAR CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION (VVCMC) case andwas found with Rs 46,410 in cash and VVCMC Head Office, Manvelpada Road, Opp. Virar Police Station, 234.8 gm of gold, police Virar East, Virar,Maharashtra- 401305 said. Being questioned POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL aboutthecashandgold,he EDUCATION &RESEARCH, CHANDIGARH Selection of Concessionaire for Setting up of State of Art allegedly revealedhis in- CORRIGENDUM 2lines of 30 Tons per Hour (TPH) MaterialRecovery volvement in the armed This is with reference to the tender notice published on 05.08.2021 for“Outsourcing of Dietetics robberywhichleftoneper- and EmployeeWelfare Canteen Services” and uploaded on the Institutional website as well. It is Facility at Gokhivare Landfill Site in Vasai-Virar City forthe information of all the prospectivebidders that the following tender Clauses mayberead as: sondeadinMysuru,police 11.4 The successful bidder shall be required to furnish aPerformance Security drawnona VASAI-Virar City Municipal Corporation as per the MMC Act has been said. ENS Chandigarh based scheduled commercial bank in the form of Fixed Deposit Receipts or Term Deposit Receipt or Deposit at call from Chandigarh based Commercial Bank or Bank Guarantee entrusted the function of Scientific Disposal of Solid Waste. The from aCommercial Bank in an acceptable form in favorofDirector,Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh within 30 days of issue of “Letter of Offer” but Authority has planned to develop integrated solid waste management before the work is taken up forexecution, for03% of the Annual Value of the contract forone year. project for Material Recovery Facility.Asapart of this endeavour, 11.5 The performance Security in the shape of Bank Guarantee shall be remain valid foraperi- od of 12 months of contract term+6months thereafter i.e.for atotal period 18 months from the VVCMC has decided to undertake development and operation of State date of the startofthe work of 03% of the annual value of the contract amount of contractual obli- gations by the service provider including warranty obligations whicheverislater. of Art 2lines of 30 Tons per Hour (TPH) Material Recovery Facility Further,itisalso informed that the last date of submitting of bids is 06th September,2021 till within the Gokhivare Landfill Site; for the implementation of the Project 01.00 P. M. and the tender will be opened on the same dayat03.00 P. M. in the Committee Room of M.S.Office,PGIMER. on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (the “DBFOT”) basis. DIRECTOR Online electronic Applications in prescribed format for below mentioned work are invited by Dy.Municipal Commissioner,SWM Department, VVCMC from applicants with proven experience. Name of Work Estimated Tender E.M.D. Duration of Project Cost (INR) Cost Project Type Selection of INR Rs. Rs. Construction B/2 Concessionaire 178.00 Cr. 10,000/- 89,00,000 Period-12 System for Settingupof +18% Months State of Art 2 GST from LoA, O lines of 30 Tons &MPeriod- per Hour (TPH) 15 Years Material from COD Recovery Facility at Gokhivare Landfill Site, under Hybrid AnnuityModel of Public-Private Partnership Tender booklets will be available on e-tendering computer system at https://mahatenders.gov.in and at www.vvcmc.in web site of VVCMC on date 28.08.2021 To 13.10.2021. The tenderistobe submitted online at https://mahatenders.gov.in.For any technical difficulties in the e-tendering process, please contact the help desk number given on this web site. Tenderers are required to fill in the blank tender form fee, EMD deposit and service fee online. All mentioned charges can be paid by debit card or net banking of any bank. The tenderer should note that the Blank tender form fee will not be accepted in the accounting department. The right to accept or reject any tender is reserved by the Hon’ble Commissioner of Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation. Sd/- Dy.Municipal Commissioner SWM Department, Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation

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such ahaul came in the worst of times, fessional sports despite producing creased allocations to the Sports Au- “catching them young”at the primary Republic China. She hitched rides with the tally closing at 4-1. India battling adisastrous bout of the more medal winners from that tiny tal- thority of India (SAI) and corporates school level,which explains the State’s with truck drivers carrying sand BAJRANG PUNIA pandemic as we struggled to save ent pool. Foryet others,itwas about coming forward to professionalise comparative medal prowess.The mo- to savemoney for her training MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM Bronze,men’s65kgwrestling lives and got busy with the grim reality the refusal to be marginalised by the many disciplines,sharpen training and mentum of merit must be maintained trips. Bronze Battling hiccups in the initial of fighting to live another day.Best be- world. Butinthe end it wasatriumph infrastructure backup and ensuring ex- at the grassroots level at all times with Carrying the burden of amedal stages,Punia made aclean 8-0 vic- cause our medal winners fought the of self-will and determination, of hu- posure to global competitions.Profes- consistent performance benchmarks. PV SINDHU drought for 41 years,they could tory and gave India its sixth worst of odds with grace under pres- man effort. sional leagues in football, hockey and That means equally stringent coach- Bronze,women’ssingles have easily crumbled after being de- wrestling medal at the Olympics sure,courage under fire,grit in the face So questions will always be raised tournaments in individual sports have ing, diet and fitness standards at the badminton feated 5-2 by eventual champions since 2008. of adversity and resilience despite de- about how long can we go on raw tal- undoubtedly whetted talent and kept it junior level.As for athletes,aone-time After Tokyo,she is the only Indian Belgium in the semifinals.During nial.There wasnodream factory that ent and passion when we should have competition-ready.But this hasn’t reward is not enough to keep him/her female athlete to win multiple their bronze playoff against Ger- NEERAJ CHOPRA groomed them, Tokyo wastheir only ascientific system in place to produce been reflected on medal tallies at motivated. Ajob guarantees security Olympic medals.She is the second many,amedal seemed elusive as In- Gold,men’sjavelin throw opportunity to rewrite their destiny. more medallists for acountry of our world events. and beyond star performers,many Indian to win amedal twice in indi- dia waslooking at a3-1 scoreline. Chopra’sfirst attempt in the final Forsome,anOlympian feat wasabout size,considering sports feats are usu- Talent scouting still needs to be athletes do not have it.And there’sno vidual events at the Olympic Theteam came back with four goals wasmarked at 87.03m, and his clambering out of poverty,amatter of ally seen as one of the markers of de- done scientifically,sports manage- rehabilitation package to fall back in Games.She is the fifth female shut- in seven minutes. second flew 87.58 m. He became livelihood. Forothers,itwas about velopment. How then does one ex- ment needs to be depoliticised and left on their sunset years.There are four tler to win two Olympic singles the second individual Olympic carving aneutral identity,breaking plain the athlete glories from to experts while an efficient mapping more years before Paris.The potential is medals.She has broken the formida- RAVI KUMAR DAHIYA champion after Abhinav Bindra free from the mould of their origins Caribbean countries likeJamaica or must be done on investing in disci- there.All we need is the right mecha- ble monopoly of the Chinese win- Silver,men’s57kgwrestling (2008, men’sair rifle 10m). Afirst and expectations. African countries likeKenya? It is true plines with the best medal prospects. nism to harness it. ning machine. On his Olympic debut, Dahiya has for India in athletics.

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THESUNDAYEXPRESS, AUGUST29,2021 6 EXPRESS NETWORK Delhi Govt set Ex-minister,Mukhtarkinjoin Cong’s Kerala chief: to add 7k beds If progressive, CM to its hospitals, SP;BJPslams‘mafialink’ should have married ASADREHMAN off daughter to Dalit digitise sector LUCKNOW,AUGUST28 WITH THE Assemblyelections SHAJUPHILIP getting closer,the Samajwadi THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, whichhospital, whichmedi- PartyonSaturdayinductedgang- AUGUST28 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE cines areavailable in what quan- ster-turned-politician Mukhtar DELHI,AUGUST28 tity.You will knowstaff position, Ansari’s brother Sibghatullah CONGRESS’ KERALAworking medical position, howmany Ansari and former minister president Kodikunnil Suresh THE DELHI government ventilators arevacant. Youwon’t AmbikaChaudharyintotheparty. Saturdaycourtedcontroversy by SaturdayannouncedaRs139 needtoform long lines at hospi- The induction of Ansari, who sayingthatChief MinisterPinarayi KSuresh, PinarayiVijayan croreproject to digitise health- tals, youcan fixanappointment is aformer MLAfrom Vijayanshould have marriedoff caremanagement and hospital- with doctors over the phone and Mohammadabadconstituencyin hisdaughterto aScheduledCaste patient interactions in the city go according to your conven- Ghazipur district, drew criticism Ambika Yadav(left); Sibghatullah Ansari join SP in the presence of Akhilesh YadavinLucknow. person if he were atrulyprogres- pointed his conscience keeper to through acloud-basedinte- ience,” said the CM. fromtheBJP,withtherulingparty sive leader. reininthatDalitminister,”hesaid, grated management system and This is supposedtobeadigi- asking what the relationship be- Suresh,anMPandprominent referring to the appointment of K digital health cards. taland cloud-basedsystem, and tween “mafia Mukhtar’s brother Netaji’s (MulayamSingh Yadav’s) hisconcernregardingtreatmentof wounds. He is apopular leader Dalit leader,was speaking at a Radhakrishnan as temple affairs Officials said the Delhi cabi- citizens will be connected to it and SP would be called”. close people join the party...” Mulayambythe SP wasresolved. with averywide supportbase,” dharnaagainsttheallegedmisap- minister. Later,former MP A nethas approved the budget and through ‘e-Health Cards’. MukhtarAnsari, aBSP leader Chaudharyappeared emo- Sibghatullah, aformer MLA, said Sibghatullah. Asked if his propriationof SC/STwelfarefunds Sampath wasmade his private sanctionedfunds to setupthe “All patient care-relatedserv- and five-time MLAfromMau,is tional on stageatthe party head- said that he quit the BSP be- brothersmayfollowhimto theSP, involving CPI(M) leaders. secretary. ‘health information manage- ices likehospital administration, currentlyinjail, while quarters. In 2017,Chaudhary, a cause no one in the party sup- hesaid,“Ihave joinedtheSPinde- Suresh said Vijayanhad Evenafterhiscommentsdrew ment system’, and the contract budgeting, and planning, supply Sibghatullah’sotherbrotherAfzal long-timeaideto MulayamSingh portedhis familywhen they pendently. It has nothing to do earnedanameforbeingprogres- flak from political leaders, Suresh has been awardedtoM/s NEC chain management, back-end AnsariisaBSPMPfromGhazipur. Yadav, had leftthe SP saying he neededit. “Noone in the BSP with my brothers’ future.” sive afterallowing the entryof stucktothem, saying he had Corporation India Private service, and processes will be The Ansari familyhas sizeable in- wassaddenedbythe waythe SP spokeabout the injustice being Afterthe joining, the UP unit women intothe Sabarimala madeanaccidentalreferenceto a Limited. brought under this system. fluenceineasternUPdistrictssuch patriarch wastreated by his son metedout to my brother who of theBJPtweeted,“Thisisthereal Temple. “If Vijayanwereatrue topic whichhad been debated by Chief MinisterKejriwal also Health cards will be issuedand as Ghazipur,Ballia, Mau, and then CM Akhilesh. is in jail.Fromthe tallestlead- faceof theSamajwadiParty. They renaissanceleader,hewouldhave society at large. announcedthat the cabinethas will beavailable online foraccess. Azamgarhand Varanasi. Contacted by The Sunday ers to party workers, no one want to be in poweratany cost marriedoff his daughter to a AARahim, statesecretaryof approved the setting up of 6,836 This will help the people of Delhi Speaking afterSibghatullah Express,Chaudharysaidthathequit raisedtheir voice formy evenif thatmeansshakinghands ScheduledCaste person. CPI(M) DYFI, the youth wing of ruling newbedsacross Delhi govern- getall information under one roof and Chaudharyjoinedthe SP, theBSPashewasnotgivenany ma- brother and family. Akhilesh-ji, withmafiaMukhtarAnsari’sfam- hasseveralgoodyoungmenfrom CPI(M),saidtheCongressleader’s ment hospitals. “This is averybig and immediatehelp in emer- partychief AkhileshYadavsaid,“It jor responsibility in the party.He despitebeing in SP,has spoken ily. Theyshouldnotforgetwhothe ScheduledCaste,” he said. commentswereanti-womenand increase in the city’s health in- gency cases… Under the Health will be my attempt that all of refusedtocommentwhenaskedif about it and has triedtoheal our Chief MinisterofUPis.” The Congress leader accused againstthe perspective of amod- frastructure. TodayDelhi has CardProject, QR code-based Vijayanofneglecting the Dalit ernsociety.“Hisstatementsare re- 10,000bedsingovernment hos- eHealth Cards will be issuedto community.“Theneglectwasev- gressive.Any adult has the free- pitals and 6,800are being added. the residentsofDelhi on the basis Considering identintheformationof themin- dom to pickuphis or her life This is a70per cent increase, this of voter ID and population reg- istryand appointments.Making partner.Itshows Congress is be- is notasmall thing. These will be istryfromwhichdemographic legal action aDalit as devaswom (temple af- ing ledbypersons who areyet to ready in six months. We can be and basic clinical information of fairs) ministerwas celebrated.At embraceaperspective of modern prepared forthe thirdwaveifit eachpatient can be obtained. against Parab, the same time, Vijayanhad ap- society,’’ he said. comes. Even if it doesn’t, these Familymapping will be done will be ready forthe people of through e-health cards forhealth Delhi,” he said. schemesand programmes.Itwill studying all According to aDelhi govern- be integrated with HIMS for No other state should get ment representative,the system seamless information exchange. options: BJP is slated to be ready by mid- Cards with QR codes will be dis- CM like Maharashtra: Rane 2022. It will firstbeimple- tributed to eachperson after EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE mented in all government hos- physical verification,” read agov- MUMBAI,AUGUST28 fromMatoshree,”hesaid.“Now,he pitals, and later in private ernment statement. VALLABHOZARKAR (CM UddhavThackeray)will have hospitals in aphasedmanner. According to arepresenta- THE BJP on Saturdaysaid it is SINDHUDURG,AUGUST28 to go to UP as a(complaint) has “All hospitals in Delhi arebe- tive,surveyswill be conducted considering legal action against been filedagainsthim there(for ing connected on acommon to getthese cards made, and they ShivSena leader and Transport UNION MINISTER and BJP leader sayingthatYogiAdityanathshould platform and aportalwill inform will be distributed through a MinisterAnil Parabfor what it Narayan Rane kept up his attack be beaten up with slippers).” howmanybedsare emptyin door-to-door campaign. termedas“blatant misuse” of on the ShivSena and the Maha “I doubt if thereisastate gov- powerbypressuring the police Vikas Aghadi government as he ernmentinMaharashtra,"hesaid to arrest Union MinisterNarayan continuedhis Jan AshirwadYatra in Nandgaon, and pointed to the Rane in Ratnagiri on Tuesday. in his stronghold Sindhudurgin lossesfacedbyMaharashtraState On Saturday, stateBJP presi- Konkan. Road TransportCorporation, al- PRESIDENT HAILSAYUSH ROLE: PresidentRam Nath Kovind with UP CM Yogi Adityanath dent Chandrakant Patil said, “We While speaking at Oras in leging that employees have not and Governor Anandiben Patel, during aceremonytolay the foundation stone forthe have initiated the process to Sindhudurg, Rane, without nam- been paid formonths. He also Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath Ayush Vishwavidyalaya,inGorakhpur.The President said the gather factsand consult legal inganyone,said:“Covid-19deaths claimedthat some employees potential of traditional Indian medical practices wasnow being recognisedafter theyproved and constitutional experts.” in the stateare the highest in the have diedbysuicide. beneficial during the pandemic, especiallyduring the second wave. He also inaugurated the “Weare studying all possible country... Theyare number 1in “Thereare twoRauts in Shiv Mahayogi Gorakhnath University in the district’s Sonbarsa area. PTI options. The video clip showing killing people (due to Covid-19).” Sena,bothhave onlyonejob–crit- ShivSena MinisterAnil Parabor- “Noother stateshouldget a icise me... Idon't understand dering police to arrest Rane at chief ministerlikethis, who does- SanjayRautattimes, he criticises anycostisbeing looked into. It n't getout of home... doesn’t even me inside the House and after has reachedevery household be- gotoMantralaya.Heisacagedtiger coming out, says 'well done'...” 34 states,UTs implementing cause of social media,”headded. Patil said therewas aview within the party that it should Rane needed to be reined ration card scheme:govt file acase againstParab, also the parliamentaryaffairs minister. morestates/UTs-Delhi and West The ONORCscheme is aimed "Howcan astate ministerissue in legally: Sanjay Raut EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Bengal till August2021thereby, at enabling migrant workers and suchanarrestorder? He is not Thereisnotentative datefor reopening of primaryclasses NEWDELHI,AUGUST28 expanding the scheme to 34 theirfamilymembersto buysub- the home ministerof states/UTscovering nearly 75 sidisedration from anyfair price Maharashtra,” he added. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE His tongue WITH WESTBengal and Delhi crorebeneficiaries (almost94.3% shopanywhereinthecountryun- Earlierthisweek,UnionHome MUMBAI,AUGUST28 slipped coming onboard, the number of NFSApopulation).” der the Food Security Actof2013. MinisterAmit Shah had called repeatedly: states implementing the One “Two remainingstates-Assam It waslaunchedinAugust2019. Rane to inquireabout the devel- ATTACKINGUNION Ministerand SanjayRaut Chargesheet filed Nation One Ration Cardscheme and Chhattisgarhare targeted for As farasthe inter-state porta- opmentsthatledtohisarrest dur- BJP leader Narayan Rane over his hasgoneupto 34,coveringalmost integration under ONORCinnext bility of the ration cards is con- ing the Jan AshirwadYatra. criticism of Chief Minister 94.3 per cent of National Food fewmonths,” the statement said. cerned, Delhi, Haryana, Meanwhile, Defense UddhavThackeray and Shiv Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) gov- against 4over death Security Actbeneficiaries, the While Delhi operationalised Maharashtraand Gujarat arethe MinisterRajnath Singh on Sena, party MP SanjayRauton ernment. “Since his tongue was Union MinistryofConsumer the ONORCfromJuly23, West topfour destination states which SaturdaycalledRane to inquire Saturdaysaid that legal action slipping repeatedly,heneeded Affairs, Food and Public Bengalhasdonethesamewithef- have recordedthe maximum about his health. Rane, who is had been takenagainstRane as to be reinedinlegally. The chief of minor Dalit girl Distributionsaid Saturday. fectfromAugust13,saidanofficial. number of inward transactions currentlyundertaking Jan he had been using “insulting lan- ministerhas done it. The lan- In astatement, the Ministry Thedevelopmentcomesafter sincetheinceptionof thescheme, AshirwadYatraatKankavliin guage” frequently. guageofthe ministers should be gathering sufficient evidence on said, “Under One Nation One theSupremeCourt,onJune29,di- the ministrysaid. The maximum Sindhudurg, wasquotedassay- Raut, while speaking at a polite. The one who takesthe JIGNASASINHA record, the chargesheethas been Ration Card(ONORC) whichwas rectedallstatesandUTstoimple- number of outwardtransactions ing to Singh: “My health is fine... party event in Nashik,said that oath under the Constitution NEWDELHI,AUGUST28 filed,” said Biswal. running successfullyin32 ment the ONORCsystemwhich have been recordedinUttar Strangely, someone spread ru- since Rane became aUnion min- needs to maintain the civility The girlwas found dead in- states/UTstillDecember2020,has allows forinter-and intra-state Pradesh, Bihar,Maharashtra, mours about my health, which ister, he has been constantlyat- anddignity of thepost,”Raut THE DELHI Police Crime Branch side acrematorium on August2. nowbecame operational in two portability,byJuly31. AndhraPradesh and Karnataka aretotallybaseless...” tacking Thackeray,Sena and the told party workers. Saturdayfiledachargesheet Her familysaid she had gone againstfour men, including a there to fetchwater from a crematorium priest, in connec- cooler,and her mother waslater tion with the death of aminor told by the priestand the other Virtual exhibitions launched to ‘Petty, ahistorical’: Cong slams Dalit girlinSouthwestDelhi ear- accusedthat the girlwas electro- lier this month. cuted.The familyclaims the men The Crime Branchsaid they forced the mother nottoinform mark ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ ICHR for ‘omitting’ Nehru pic chargesheetedRadhe Shyam the police about the death and (55), Kuldeep Kumar (63), Laxmi triedtoconduct ahurriedcre- Narain (48) and Mohd Salim (49) mation. However, locals inter- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Controversy unnecessary, no ulterior motive,sayscouncil under severalIPC sections in- venedand stoppedit, though NEWDELHI,AUGUST28 cluding murder,gangrape, onlycharredremains were re- Mahatma Gandhi, Subhas Ramesh added. wrongful confinement, criminal coveredfromthe pyre. UNION MINISTERS Anurag EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ChandraBose, Bhagat Singh, BR “ICHR's removalofPandit intimidation and causing the It is learnt that police also ex- Thakur and GKishan Reddy,ac- NEWDELHI,AUGUST28 Ambedkar,SardarVallabhaiPatel, JawaharlalNehruandAbulKalam disappearance of evidence along aminedthe watercooler and companiedbyministers of state RajendraPrasad, Madan Mohan Azad is petty and an injustice. with POCSO Actand 3SC/STAct.. spoketolocals in detail. LMurugan, Arjun RamMeghwal THE CONGRESS on Saturdaycrit- Malviyaand VDSavarkar. India will notforgetthat the RSS ChinmoyBiswal, the Delhi Since the girl’s body was and Meenakshi Lekhi, inaugu- icisedthe Indian Council for Congress leader Jairam choseto stay away fromtheIndian Police spokesperson, said the burnt, the forensic team wasun- ratedane-photo exhibition ti- Historical Research (ICHR) for Ramesh termedthe move “atro- freedom movement,” the party's 400-pagechargesheetwas sub- able to conclusively ascertain tled‘Making of the Constitution’ omitting Jawaharlal Nehru’s im- cious” whileparty spokesperson deputy leader in Lok Sabha mitted to Patiala House Court. rape or assault. An investigating and avirtual film posterexhibi- agefromadigital posteronthe Gaurav Gogoi said no countryre- Gaurav Gogoi said. “The case wastransferredto officer said, “Webelieve the ac- tion called‘Chitranjali@75’. ‘Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’to movesthe firstprime minister When asked foracomment, the Crime BranchonAugust5, cusedconcocted the storyabout The event wasorganisedas commemoratethe 75th year of fromawebsiteaboutthefreedom Ratnamtoldthisnewspaper,“Just following whichaSpecial the electrocution. Locals told us partofthe ‘Iconic Week’ being Union ministers at an event partofthe ‘Iconic Week’ being India’s Independence. struggle and said it was“petty” because one icon is notonthe Investigation Team wasconsti- theydid notget anyshocksfrom celebrated by Ministryof celebrated by the I&B Ministrytomark‘Azadi Ka Amrit The Council, on the other and “injustice”. posterdoesn'tmeanwe aredeny- tuted with ACPSandeep Lamba the cooler the same day. The Information and Broadcasting, Mahotsav’. I&B ministerAnurag Thakur announcedthat the hand, calledthe controversy “un- “It is notmerelypetty but ab- ing them their legacy.Wecould and ACPRichhpal Singh. The SIT cooler wasalso examinedbyex- along with various media units, government will soon run a‘KnowYour Constitution’ necessary” and said therewas no solutelyahistorical to celebrate have accommodated everyone. is under the supervision of perts,who found that therewas to markthe ‘Azadi Ka Amrit programme to encourageyouths to partner in effortsto ulterior motive behind itschoice Azadi by omitting the pre-emi- We have Bhagat Singh on the Monika Bharadwaj,DCP no suchissue.” Mahotsav’. It is aims to showcase propagatethe founding principles of the Constitution. of freedomfightersfortheposter. nent voice of Indian freedom, poster. Does that mean we do not (Crime),” said Biswal. Police said Sources also claimedthe four the journeyof“newIndia” and ICHR Member SecretaryK Jawaharlal Nehru. One moreoc- acknowledge what Chandra theycollected scientific and had “confessed”. Police did not celebratethe contribution of Ratnam told The SundayExpress casion forICHRtodisgrace itself. ShekharAzaddidforthefreedom technical evidence and recorded sharedetails of eachman’s al- freedom fighters, including the Constitution. The ministeran- Speaking about the virtual that the Council is notintopitting This is becoming ahabit!” Lok struggle? Similarly,how can we statementsofwitnesses. leged role in the crime. “unsung heroes” of the freedom nouncedthat the government posterexhibition, the minister one icon againstanother. Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor posted denyJawaharlal Nehru's contri- “Wetook help from forensic Biswal said police had com- struggle. will soon run a‘KnowYour said, “Chitranjali@75 represents The controversy beganon on Twitter. butions? This is an unnecessary sciencelaboratoryinRohini and mitted to filing achargesheet Speaking at theevent, Union Constitution’ programme to en- 75 years of Indian cinema and I Fridaywhenseveralleadersof the “Not surprising from this controversy...This is justone forensic experts on biology and within 30 days afterahigh-level I&B ministerAnurag Thakur couragethe youth to partner in am sureit’s going to evokesa- Congresspartysharedscreenshots regime and itstoadies mas- poster. Therewill be moresince odontology.Wealso interacted reviewmeeting by the Ministry said the purpose of the e-photo effortstopropagatethe found- cred memories of our freedom of the ‘AzaadikaAmrit Mahotsav’ querading as scholars but atro- thisisanongoingcelebrationand with psychologists during the in- of Home Affairs. The matter will exhibition is to inform people ing principles of the fighters, our social reformers and posteronthe ICHR website. The ciousnevertheless,”hispartycol- we will trytoaccommodateas terrogation of the accused. After nowgotoafast-trackcourt. about the making of the Constitution. the valour of our soldiers.” postercarries photographs of leagueandRajyaSabhaMPJairam manyfreedomfightersaswe can.” Kolkata WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THE SUNDAY EXPRESS,AUGUST29,2021 7

BRANCH NAME / Description of the Immovable properties Mortgaged, A) Date of Demand Notice u/s 13(2) A) Reserve Price Date Details of SALE NOTICE Sl. Encumbrances Name &Address of the Owner’s Name(Mortgagers of property(ies) B) Date of Possession B) EMD &Time of No. known to the Borrowers /Guarantors C) Outstandingason C) Bid Increase Amount Super Mega E- Auction &Possession E-Auction Secured Creditors 12. Asansol Branch(eOBC), GT All that piece &parcel of land situated at Mouza- Asansol, JL No. 20, A) 06.01.2014 A) Rs.12.93 Lakh 17.09.2021 Not known Dated: 17.09.2021 Road, Murgasol, Asansol- RS Kh No. 1090, LR Kh No. 2165, RS Plot No. 5581, LR Plot No. B) 30.05.2014 11.00 A.M. to Bank Head Office: Plot No. 4, Sector-10, Dwarka, New Delhi -110075 713303 19361 &19363, Area- 3Cottah under Asansol Corporation, in the C) Rs.18,70,743.00 (Rupees B) Rs.1.30 Lakh to at present Circle Sastra Centre, Durgapur,Nachan Road, Benachity,Durgapur,Paschim Bardhaman, W.B. /e-mail :[email protected] Borrower: M/S Ravi Centre, name of Brinda Kushwaha covered by Deed No. 1931 of 2005. eighteen lac seventy thousand 4.00 P.M. Rambandh, Near Adi Manasa Bounded By: By North -House of Prabhu Kushwaha, By South- Land seven hundred forty three C) Rs.10,000/- SALE NOTICE FOR SALE OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES Mandir,Po- Burnpur,PIN- of Gulam Rabbani, By East- Road thereafter property of SMahato, only) as on 31.12.2013 plus LAST DATE &TIME OF SUBMISSION OF EMD (Earnest Money Deposit) AND DOCUMENTS: 15.09.2021/ UPTO4.00 PM 713304, Prop-Sh Ravi By West-Road thereafter property of Md PAlam. Possession- accrued interest, incidental Kushwaha, S/O- Om Prakash Sale of immovable property mortgaged to Bank under Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Constructive expenses, cost &charges etc. Kushwaha, Purana Station, Lee (from 01.01.2014 till the date of Interest (SARFAESI) Act, 2002 (No.54 of 2002) Para, Domohani Road, Asansol- repayment) E-Auction Sale Notice for Sale of Immovable Assets under the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 read 713304 with proviso to Rule 8(6) of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002. Guarantor: Mrs Brinda Devi Notice is hereby given to the public in general and in particular to the Borrower (s) and Guarantor (s) that the below described immovable property mortgaged/charged to the Secured Kushwaha, W/O- Om Prakash Creditor,the constructive/physical/ symbolic possession of which has been taken by theAuthorised Officer of the Bank/ Secured Creditor,will be sold on “As is where is”, “As is what Kushwaha, Purana Station, Lee is”, and “Whatever there is” on the date as mentioned in the table herein below,for recovery of its dues due to the Bank/ Secured Creditor from the respective borrower (s) and Para, Domohani Road, Asansol- 713304 guarantor (s).The reserve price and the earnest money deposit will be as mentioned in the table below against the respective properties. 13. Raniganj Branch (eOBC), 90, I) All that piece &parcel of landed property situated at Mouza- A) 01.01.2019 Property: I 17.09.2021 Not known DESCRIPTIONOFIMMOVABLE PROPERTIES [The Said Properties are under Constructive Possession/ Physical possession of the Secured Creditor] NSBRoad, Raniganj-713347 Sahebganj, JLNo. 25, L.R Kh. Nos. 403 &427, at present L.R. Kh No. B) 12.03.2019 A) Rs.7.38 Lakh 11.00 A.M. to Bank to at present BRANCH NAME / Description of the Immovable properties Mortgaged, A) Date of Demand Notice u/s 13(2) A) Reserve Price Date Details of Borrower: M/S Roy Enterprise, 1873, Plot Nos. 140 &142,Area-2 Cottah 8Chattak(0.041Acre), Vill- C) Rs.26,58,134.83 (Rupees Sl. Prop. Sh Soraj Roy,S/O- Twenty Six lac Fifty Eight 4.00 P.M. Name &Address of the Owner’s Name(Mortgagers of property(ies) B) Date of Possession B) EMD &Time of Encumbrances Sahebganj, P.O. Ballovpur,P.S. Raniganj, in the name of Soraj Roy B) Rs.0.74 Lakh No. known to the Prakash Roy,P-59/3, College covered by Deed No. 5107 of 2013. Bounded By: North- Vacant land thousand One hundred Thirty Borrowers /Guarantors &Possession C) Outstandingason C) Bid Increase Amount E-Auction Secured Creditors Road, East, Santoshi Mandir of others South- 10 Ft wide Kacha Road East –10FtKacha Rod Four &paise Eighty Three C) Rs.10,000/- 1. i) All that piece &parcel of Residential Flat having super built up area A) 09.08.2018 Property:operty: I 17.9.2021 Not known Gally Road, Raniganj- 713347 West-Single Storied building of others. Possession-Constructive only) as on 31.12.2018 plus Durgapur Branch, Nachan Property: ii 750 Sq ,CoveredArea-562 Sq Ft at Tanvee Housing Complex bearing B) 13.12.2018 A) 11.00 A.M. to Bank ii) All that piece &parcel of Landed property situated at Mouza- accrued interest, incidental Road, Benachity,Durgapur- Rs.7.52 Lakh A) 713213 No. A-11(G+5) Storied Building, Forth Floor,Block-A, Mouza- C) Rs.17,16,945.00 (Rupees to at present Sahebganj, JL No. 25, R.S. Kh. Nos. 403, 427 and 319, L.R Kh No. expenses, cost &charges etc. Rs.7.43 Lakh Bamunara, J.L. No. 58, Kh No. 889, 513 &428, R.S. Plot Nos. 1820 & Seventeen lac Sixteen B)) Rs.0.76 Lakh 4.00 P.M. 2417, Plot Nos. 37 &55,Area-2 Cottah or 0.033Acre, Vill-Sahebganj, (from 01.01.2019 till the date Borrower: M/S APEnterprise, B) Rs.0.75 Lakh Prop. Radha Kanta Mahanto, 1821, L.R. Plot Nos. 1669 &1670 under Gopalpur Gram Panchayet, thousand nine hundred Forty P.O. Ballovpur,P.S. Raniganj, in the name of Soraj Roycovered by of repayment. C)) Rs.10,000Rs.10,000/-/- Flat No. A-11&A-12, Forth Village &PO-Bamunara, PS- Kanska, Durgapur-713212, Dist. Five only) as on 31.07.2018 Deed No. 4224 of 2013. Bounded By: North- Property of Others C) Rs.10,000/- Floor,Block-A, Parijat Housing Burdwan in the name of Sh RadhaKanto Mahanto covered by Deed plus accrued interest, South- 10 Ft wide Road East –Double Storied building of Mr Complex, Bamunara, Durgapur- Nos. 293 of 2012 Bounded By: North By- Owner cum Developer’s incidental expenses, cost & Karmakar West-20 Ft wide Road Possession-Constructive 713212 land, South By- 15 Ft wide Road, East By- Owner cum Developer’s charges etc. (from 01.08.2018 iii) All that piece &parcel of Landed property situated at Mouza- Property: iii Land, WestBy- 15 Ft wide Road. Possession-Constructive till the date of repayment) Jemua, P.O. &P.S. Mejia, Dist. Bankura, JL No. 11,R.S. Kh. No. A) Rs.10.46 Lakh ii) All that piece &parcel of Residential Flat having super built up area 2282, LR Kh No. 2554, Plot No. 1726, Area-7.75 Satak, nearest to 750 Sq ,Covered Area-562 Sq Ft with care parking space measuring Mejia Girls High School, in the name of Soraj Roy covered by Deed B) Rs.1.05 Lakh more or less 120 Sq Ft in the basement of the building at Tanvee Property:operty: ii No. 758 of 2013. Bounded By: North- Vacant of Manik Bhui South- 10 Housing Complex bearing No. A-12 (G+5) Storied Building, Forth Rs.10,000/- A) Rs.8.558.55 Lakh Ft wide Panchayat Road East –Vacant land of Barnali Banerjee C) Floor,Block-A, Mouza-Bamunara, J.L. No. 58, Kh No. 889, 513 &428, West-Vacant land of Maloy Gorai. Possession-Constructive R.S. Plot Nos. 1820 &1821, L.R. Plot Nos. 1669 &1670 under Gopalpur Gram Panchayet, Village &PO-Bamunara, PS- Kanska, B) Rs.0.86.86 Lakh 14. Asansol Branch(eOBC), All that piece &parcel of ResidentialFlat No 101 on the first floor, A) 31.01.2018 A) Rs.15.30 Lakh 17.09.2021 Not known 122/130, GTRoad (East), having super built area of 825 sft, together with atwo wheeler parking B) 17.05.2018 11.00 A.M. to Bank Durgapur-713212, Dist. Burdwan in the name of Sh RadhaKanto C) Rs.10,000/-0,000/ Mahanto covered by Deed Nos. 2829 of 2012 Bounded By: North By- Murgasol, Asansol, Dist. space of 21 sft. in the ground floor of ‘Tara Enclave, Block A, situated C) Rs 20,78,821.41 (Rupees B) Rs.1.53 Lakh to at present Owner cum Developer’s land, South By- 15 Ft wide Road, East By- Burdwan (WB)- 713 303 at Mouza Asansol Municipality,JLno20, R.S Kh no Twenty lakh Seventy Eight 4.00 P.M. Owner cum Developer’sLand), WestBy- 15 Ft wide Road. Borrower: M/S Sarama 3132(renumbered as R.S Kh No. 11001), RS plot no 4006, thousand Eight hundred C) Rs.10,000/- Possession-Constructive Enterprises, Prop. Shrinendu comprising to C.S Plot No. 2014 covered by Deed no I-3254 of 2005, Twenty one and Paise Forty Bhattacharya, S/O- Late standing in the name of Smt. Kakali Bhattacharya and Smt. Nibedita one only) as on 31.12.2017 2. Asansol Branch(eOBC), 122/130, GT All that piece &parcel of land &building situated at just A) 05.10.2016 17.09.2021 Not known A) Rs.24.75 Lakh Tarunendu Bhattacharya, Tara Bhattacharya. Bounded By: On the North By- Stair case &lift On the plus accrued interest, Road(East), Murgasol, Asansol, Dist. beside Netaji Sarani, Ismile,Asansol, JL No. 22, Mouza- B) 09.12.2016 11.00 A.M. to Bank Enclave, Flat No. 101, S.B. South By- S. B. Gorai Road On the East By- Flat no 102 On the incidental expenses, cost & Burdwan (WB)- 713 303 Ismile, RS Plot No. 702, RS Kh No. 68, PS- Hirapur, C) Rs.1,00,92,398.00 (Rupees to at present B) Rs.2.48 Lakh Gorai Road, Asanso-4 WestBy- Passage &Drain. Possession-Constructive charges etc. from 01.01.2018 Borrower: M/S Aashirbaad Enterprise, under Asansol Municipal Corporation, Area- 6.50 one crore ninety two thousand 4.00 P.M. Guarantor: Smt Kakoli Prop. Sh Santanu Majumdar,BNGanguly decimile in the name of Sandhya Majumdar covered by Rs.10,000/- three hundred ninety eight C) Bhattacharyya, W/O- Shirnendu Market, Near Sreepally Kalibari, SBGorai Deed No. I-1705 of 1989. Bounded By: On the North By- only) as on 30.09.2016 plus Bhattacharyya &Smt Nivedita Road, Asansol-713303 House of others, On the South By- Road, On the accrued interest, incidental Bhattacharyya, W/O- Diptendu Guarantor: Smt Sandhya Majumder,W/O- East By- Road, On the West By- Land of others. expenses, cost &charges etc. Bhattacharyya Late Ashok Majumdar,Netaji Colony,near Possession-Constructive. (from 01.10.2016 till the date homeopathic college, ismile, Asansol- of repayment) 15. Durgapur Branch(eOBC), All that piece &parcel of commercial cum residential Flat, FlatNos. 18 A) 04.11.2016 A) Rs.76.51 Lakh 17.09.2021 Not known 713301 Nachan Road, Benachity, &19ofthe 2nd floor,Super Built UpArea- 1598 Sq Ft at 68BAcharya B) 05.07.2016 11.00 A.M. to Bank Durgapur- 713213 Prafulla Chandra Roy Road, formerly known as 67 &68, Upper C) Rs.1,28,84,203.05 (Rupees B) Rs.7.66 Lakh to at present 3 Asansol Branch(eOBC), 122/130, GT All that piece &parcel of Commercial Shop Nos. 1&5in 1. 01.11.2019 17.09.2021 Not known A) Rs.24.50 Lakh Borrower: M/S Seth & Circular Road, A.K.Point, PS Amharst street, Kolkata –700009, One crore Twenty Eight lac 4.00 P.M. Road(East), Murgasol, Asansol, Dist. the ground floor of Ganapati Villa (G+4 storied building), 2. 03.01.2020 11.00 A.M. to Bank Associates, Prop. Sh Sailen covered by Deed no 4498 of 2006 and 5185 of 2013, standing in the Eighty Four thousand Two C) Rs.10,000/- Burdwan (WB)- 713 303 situated at Mouza-Asansol Municipality,P.S. Asansol, 3. Rs.59,36,909.52 (Rupees to at present B) Rs.2.45 Lakh Seth, S/O- Late Maniklal Seth, name of Sri Sailen seth. Bounded By: By North- Kali Shome Street, hundred Three and paise Five Borrower: M/S Global India, Prop. Sh Dist. Bardhaman Paschim, JL. No. 20, Ward No. 11, Fifty Nine lac Thirty Six 4.00 P.M. 68B, A.P.C Roy Road, 2nd Floor, By South- Anthony Bagan Lane, Kolkata, ByEast- Remaining only) as on 31.10.2016 plus Narendra Pratap, S/O- Basudeo Naran Holding No. 21/B, R.S. Plot No. 973, Kh No.14555 to thousand Nine hundred nine & Rs.10,000/- C) Room No. 19, Kolkata- 700009 portion of premises no 68, A.P.C.Road, Kolkata, By West- Partly by accrued interest, incidental Singh, 454(4/1) BDMahalla, DAVSchool 14558, Super Built UpArea- 376 Sq Ft along with paise Fifty Twoonly) as on Guarantor:Smt Srabani Seth, 10,14 &12, Anthony Bagan Lane and partly by 22, 22B &24/1B, B. expenses, cost &charges etc. Road, Asansol-713301 undivided proportionate share in the name of Narendra 31.10.2019 plus costs, W/O- Sh Sailen Seth, (from 01.11.2016 till the date Pratap covered by Deed No. 9215 of 2016. Bounded By: Ostagar Lane, Kolkata. Possession-Constructive charges and future interest Karangapara, Durgapur- 713201 of repayment). On the North By- High Drain, On the South By- Property (from 01.11.2019 till the date of others, On the EastBy- MotherTeresa Road, On of repayment) 16. Asansol Branch (eOBC), All that piece &parcel of Residential Land &Building situated at A) 01.01.2020 A) Rs.90.00 Lakh 17.09.2021 Not known the West By-Road. Possession-Constructive. 122/130, GTRoad(East), Municipal Holding No. 707(N), Ward No. 01, Surya Sen Park, B) 06.03.2020 11.00 A.M. to Bank Murgasol, Asansol, Dist. Kumarpur,Mouza- Narsamuda, JLNo. 09, RS Plot No. 851, Sub-Plot C) Rs.40,65,161.30 (Rupees B) Rs.9.00 Lakh to at present Durgapur Branch (eOBC), Nachan Road, Benachity, All that piece &parcel of land measuring A) 04.03.2020 17.09.2021 Not known 4 A) Rs.25.06 Lakh Burdwan (WB)- 713 303 No. 851/B, LR Plot No. 975(P), LR Kh No. 70 under Asansol forty lac sixty five thousand 4.00 P.M. Durgapur- 713213 33 Decimal (more or less) situated at B) 22.09.2020 11.00 A.M. to Bank Borrower: Suvra Paul &Nabin Corporation, PO &PS-Asansol, Distt. Paschim Bardhaman,Area- 16 one hundred sixty one&paise C) Rs.50,000/- Borrower: Gupta Poly Traders, Mouza- Khatgaria, JL No. 30, Kh No. C) Rs.76,34,985.82 (Rupees at present B) Rs.2.51 Lakh to Chandra Paul, Surya Sen Park, Decimal or 9Cottahs 10 Chhatak in the name of Smt Suvra Paul thirty only) as on 31.12.2019 Proprietor: Sh Anand Gupta, Pratappur,Khatgoria PS- 394 and now renumbered as 1001, Plot Seventy Six lakh Thirty Four 4.00 P.M. Kumarpur,Asansol (South), covered by Deed No. 3038 of 2013. Bounded By: On the North By- 25 plus accrued interest, Faridpur,PIN –713 363 Guarantor: I) Mrs Bebi Devi Shaw, No. 82, L.R .Plot No. 82 under Rs.10,000/- thousand Nine hundred Eighty C) Asansol- 713 304 Ft Wide Road, On the South By- 10 Ft Wide Passage, On the East incidental expenses, cost & W/O –Gangalal Shaw,CMERI, Busstand Basti, CZone, Pratappur Gram Panchayat, P.S. Five &paise Eighty Twoonly) By- RS Plot No. 1724, On the West By- RS Plot No. 851(P) & charges etc (from 01.01.2020 Durgapur –713 205 ii) Mr Gangalal Shaw,S/O –Gopal Faridpur,Distt, Paschim Bardhaman in as on 31.12.2019 plus 870(P). Possession-Constructive till the date of repayment) Shaw,C/O- Gupta Bhujia Bhandar Salbagan Road, Nishan the name of ShAnand Gupta covered by accrued interest, incidental Hat, Street No. 1, Benachity,Durgapur –713 204 iii) Mrs Deed No. 6693 of 2015. Bounded By: expenses, cost &charges etc 17. City Centre Branch (eOBC), All that piece &parcel of land &Construction for poultry farm situated A) 07.04.2016 A) Rs.15.93 Lakh 17.09.2021 Not known Janaki Devi Gupta, W/O –Late Balkishor Gupta, C/O- Gupta On the North By- 16 Ft Road, On the (from 01.01.2020 till the date OPP.Central Library,City just on the side of 20 Ft Village Road at Sonai, Mahalla- Charaktala, B) 23.06.2016 11.00 A.M. to Bank Bhujia Bhandar,Salbagan Road, Nishan Hat, Street No. 1, South By- Vacant Land, On the East of repayment) Centre, Durgapur-713216 Vill &PO- Sonai, under Kota Gram Panchyat, PS- Budbud, Distt. C) Rs.60,79,802.00 (Rupees B) Rs.1.60 Lakh to at present Benachity,Durgapur –713 213 iv) Mrs Mira Devi, D/O –Late By- Land of Sri Badan, On the West By- Borrower: M/S Universal Burdwan, Mouza- Sonai, JLNo. 6, Kh No. 1503, LR Kh No. 1796, Plot sixty lac seventy nine 4.00 P.M. Balkishor Gupta, Nishan Hat Basti, Salbagan Road, Near Vacant Land. Poultry Farm, Prop. Utpal No. 1063(p), Area- 18.00 satak in the name of Shankar Mukherjee thousand eight hundred two C) Rs.10,000/- WaterTank, Benachity,Durgapur –713 204 Possession-Constructive. Mukherjee,S/O- Shankar covered by Deed No. 1061of 2011Bounded by: North- Property of only) as on31.03.2016plus Mukherjee, Vill &PO- Sonai, Sridam Chandra Das South- Vacant land of Rahul Agarwal East- 20 costs, charges and future 5 Raniganj Branch(eOBC), '90 NSB Road, All that piece &parcel of land &building situated at A) 03.03.2020 A) Rs.47.08 Lakh 17.09.2021 Not known Distt. Burdwan- 713148 Ft VillageRoad West-Plot No.1064. Possession-Constructive interest, etc (from 01.04.2016 Raniganj, Paschim Barddhaman-713347 Searsol Rajbari, Near Anandalok Hospital, Raniganj, B) 18.03.2021 11.00 A.M. to Bank Guarantor-Shankar Mukherjee, till the date of repayment) Borrower: M/S Maa Kamakhya Mouza-Searsol, JL No. 17, RS Plot No. 1782, LR Plot C) Rs.11,63,655.50 (Rupees B) Rs.4.71 Lakh to at present S/O- Late Gunamoy Mukherjee, Engineering Works, Prop: Ms Subhanti No. 2400, 2450, RS Kh No. 1710, LR Kh No.5146, 5147, eleven lacs sixty three 4.00 P.M. Vill &PO- Sonai, Distt. Burdwan- Chauhan, W/O- Sh Jeet Chauhan, 156/A, NS area- 2Cottah 05 Chattak in the name of Jeet Chauhan thousand six hundred fifty five C) Rs.10,000/- 713148 BRoad, West(By Lane), Near Anandalok and Subhanti Chauhan Bounded By: By North: House of &paise fifty only) as on 18. Panagarh Branch(eOBC), GT I) All that piece &parcel of Factory land,structures, Plant & A) 03.07.2017 Property: I 17.09.2021 Not known Hospital, RNMLane, Ashok Pally,PO- others, Sub Plot No. C, By South: House of others, Sub 29.02.2020 plus accrued Road, Panagarh- 713148 Machineries situated at Mouza- Gopalmath,JLNo. 83, LRKh No. B) 20.12.2017 A) 11.00 A.M. to Bank Searsole Rajbari, Raniganj-713358 Plot No. E, By East :RSPlot No. 1178, By West: 10 Ft interest, incidental expenses, Rs.202.09Lakh Borrower: M/S Yashoda Agri C) Rs. 8,41,63,659.34 to at present Guarantor:ShJeetChauhan, S/O-Ram Wide Road. Possession-Constructive. 559, RS Kh No. 344, LR &PSPlot Nos. 1811&1811/1852, under cost &charges etc. (from Foods Pvt Ltd, Village- (Rupees eight crore forty one 4.00 P.M. Chandra Chauhan, 156/A, NSBRoad, Gram Panchayet-Debshala, PS- Budbud, Dist. Purba Burdwan, B) Rs.20.21 Lakh 01.03.2020 till the date of Gopalmath, PO- Khandari lac sixty three thousand six West(By Lane), NearAnandalok Hospital, RN Area- 4.93 Acres in the name of Yashoda Agrifoods Pvt Ltd covered repayment) Danga, Via- Mankar,Burdwan- hundred fifty nine &paise C) Rs.50,000/- MLane, Ashok Pally,PO- Searsole Rajbari, by Deed No. 321 of 2013. Bounded By: North By- 12 ft wide Panchet 713144. Director- Sandeep thirty four only) as on Raniganj-713358 Road, South By- Agriculture land of others, East By- Mankar Kumar Gupta, Ajay Kumar Vatkunda Road, West By- 12 ft wide PanchetRoad, Possession- 30.06.2017 plus accrued 6 Asansol Branch(eOBC), i) All that piece &parcel of land &building situated at Mouza- A) 01.08.2018 Property: I 17.09.2021 Not known Gupta &Manas Dey Constructive interest, incidental expenses, 122/130, GTRoad(East), Gopalpur,J.L. No. 10, C.S. Kh No. 616, R.S. Plot No. 803, Area-4 B) 18.03.2021 A) Rs.37.29 Lakh 11.00 A.M. to Bank Guarantor: I) Sh Sandip Kumar ii) All that piece &parcel ofland with two storied building situated at cost &charges etc. (from Murgasol, Asansol, Dist. Kathas in the name of Smt Mamta Das, W/O- Sudhdeo Rabidas C) Rs.42,83,965.63 (Rupees to at present Gupta, S/O- Late Ishwarlal Mouza Asansol Municipality,JLNo20, RS Kh Nos.6791 &5203, 01.07.2017 till the date of Property: ii Burdwan (WB)- 713 303 vide Deed No. 2803 of 2007. Bounded By: By North: Property of forty two lacs eighty three 4.00 P.M. B) Rs.3.73 Lakh Gupta, Bakar Ali Lane, Pacca RSPlotNos. 6018 &6019, area of land –5Decimal(3 cottahs), repayment) A) Borrower: M/S Maa Narayani Shanti Devi, By South: Property of Sudhdeo Rabidas, By East : thousand nine hundred sixty Bazar,Asansol-713301 standing in the name of Rahul Barnwal, under Asansol Corporation Rs.56.09 Lakh Enterprise, Prop: Sudhdeo Drain &Road, By West: Plot No. 404 &406. Possession- five &paise sixty three only) C) Rs.10,000/- ii) Sh Ajay Kumar Gupta, S/O- covered by Deed no I–6378 of 2013. Bounded By: On the North By- Rabidas, 121/162, GTRoad, Constructive B) Rs.5.61 Lakh as on 31.07.2018 plus Property: ii Late Ishwarlal Gupta, Bakar Ali House of Aparna Biswas, On the South By- House of Nandalal Kumarpur,Asansol-713304 ii) All that piece &parcel of landed property at P.S. Asansol, Mouza accrued interest, incidental Lane, Pacca Bazar,Asansol- Gorai, On the East By- Road, On the West By- House of Mr. C) Rs.10,000/- Guarantor: Gopalpur,JLNo. 10,LR Kh Nos. 58 &209, Plot Nos. 142 &143,Area- expenses, cost &charges etc. A) Rs.43.15 Lakh 713301 Dutta. Possession-Constructiv i) Smt Mamta Rabidas, W/O- 1.37 Acre in the name of Sh Hari Rabidas, S/O- Lt Butu Ruidas vide (from 01.08.2018 till the date iii) Sh Manas Dey,S/O- Late iii) All that piece &parcel of residential cum commercial land & Sudhdeo Rabidas, 121/162, GT Deed Nos. 539 of 1986 &844 of 1991. Bounded By: By North: Open of repayment) B) Rs.4.32 Lakh Monmohan Dey,8,Pritilata building situated at situated at MouzaAsansol Municipality,JLno20, Road, Kumarpur,Asansol- Land of others, By South: Tilabad Village Road, By East :Open land Wadderdar Bithi, Durgapur- C) Rs.10,000/- Kh No. 2774, RSPlot No. 9216 &9217, CSPlot No. 5828 &6830, 713304 of others, By West:Open Land. Possession-Constructive. 713216. Mahalla Baker Ali lane, under Ward No 12, Holding No 25, under Property: iii ii) Sh Hari Rabidas, S/O-Late iii) All that piece &parcel of landed property at P.S- Kulti, Mouza- Property: iii iv) Smt Meena Devi Gupta, Asansol Municipal Corporation, area of land 547 sq. ft., with A) Rs.106.59 Lakh Butu Rabidas,121/162, GTRoad, Gangutia, J.L. No. 28, L.R. Kh No. 1182, Plot No. 410, Area-89 A) Rs.10.41 Lakh W/O- Late Ishwarlal Gupta, construction of triple storied buildingthereon, standing in the name Kumarpur,Asansol-713304 Decimal in the name of Sh Sudhdeo Rabidas, S/O- Mahabir Ruidas Bakar Ali Lane, Pacca Bazar, Smt. Mina Devi Barnwal, alias Mina Devi Gupta and Sri Iswar Prasad B) Rs.10.66 Lakh &Smt Mamta Das, W/O- Sudhdeo Rabidas vide Deed No. 9271 of B) Rs.1.05 Lakh Asansol-713301 Barnwal, covered by Deed no I-5823 of 2006. Bounded By: On the 2008. Bounded By: By North- Plot No. 404, 413 &413/1687, By v) Sh Rahul Baranwal, S/O- North By- Passage, On the South By- Triple storied building of C) Rs.10,000/- South- Plot No. 408, 409 &406, By East -Plot No. 412, 411, &409, C) Rs.10,000/- Bijay Kr Baranwal, Nilini Smrity, Gajendra Prasad Barnwal, On the East By- BakerAli Lane, On the By West- Plot No. 406 &404. Possession-Constructive SBGarai by Lane, Asansol- West By- Triple storied building of Ashok Barnwal. Possession- 713303 Constructive 7 Andal Branch(eOBC), Near Bharat Gas, All that piece &parcel of land with two storied building A) 16.11.2018 A) Rs.33.90 Lakh 17.09.2021 Not known Andal, Distt. Burdwan- 713321 situated at Mouza- Raniganj Municipality,JLNo. 24, R.S B) 12.03.2019 11.00 A.M. to Bank 19. Demo Main Colliery All that piece &parcel offactory land with asbestoses roof single A) 29.10.2013 A) Rs.21.53 Lakh 17.09.2021 Not known Borrower: M/S New Balaji Trading Co, Kh No. 1362, LR Kh Nos. 18311&18312, R.S. Plot No. C) Rs. 33,09,743.76 (Rupees B) Rs.3.39 Lakh to at present Branch(eUNI), PO-Sitarampur, storied building, Plant &Machineries situated at vill- Disergrah, B) 11.06.2014 11.00 A.M. to Bank Partners-Sh Pankaj Marodia (Agarwal), S/O- 823, L.R. Plot No. 1609, PO &PS- Raniganj, Distt. Thirty Three lac Nine 4.00 P.M. Paschim Burdwan- 713 359 Pankiyra, Mouza- Disergarh, JLNo. 39, Kh No. 536, Plot No. 674, C) Rs.27,29,936.00 as on B) Rs.2.16 Lakh to at present Late Kailash Marodiya, C-10, College Road, Burdwan, Area-1 Cottah 12 Chattak in the name of Sh thousand Seven hundred C) Rs.10,000/- Borrower: M/S Bibhu Poly Kulti, PIN- 713333, area- 19 decimal covered by Deed No. I-3718 30.09.2013plus costs, charges 4.00 P.M. Rs.10,000/- Raniganj- 713324 &ShNiraj Agarwal, S/O- Niraj Agarwal &ShPankaj Maradiya covered by Deed Forty Three &paise Seventy Industries, Prop: Sh Avishek of 2010.,A.D.S.R-Asansol. Bounded By: On the North By- Land of and future interest(from C) Acharjee, S/O- Bishnupada Late Kailash Marodia, MGRoad, Raniganj- No. 04922 of 2010. Bounded By: By North- 18 ft Wide Six only) as on 31.10.2018 Bishnupad Acharjee On the South By- 10 Ft wide Road On the 01.10.2013 till the date of 713324 Road By South- Doba with vacant land By East–Vacant Acharjee, Vill &PO-Dishergarh, plus accrued interest, East By- Land of Bishnupad Acharjee On the West By- Land of repayment land of Ajoy Satnilika By West- Sub Plot-D Panikiara, Paschim Bardhaman- incidental expenses, cost & Bishnupad Acharjee . Possession-Constructive Possession-Constructive charges etc. (from 01.11.2018 713 333, Guarantor: Sh till the date of repayment) Bishnupada Acharjee, Vill &PO- Dishergarh, Panikiara, Paschim 8 Asansol Branch(eOBC), Asansol, Dist. All that piece &parcel of property of 2361 sq ft. office A) 27.11.2017 A) Rs.51.84 Lakh 17.09.2021 Not known Bardhaman-713 333 Burdwan(WB)- 713 303 space /Hall on 3rd floor including common right of B) 12.04.2018 11.00 A.M. to Bank 20. Nachan Road Branch, City All that piece &parcel of Flat No. B-3, 3rd Floor situated at aFour 1. 01.01.2019 A) Rs.27.03 Lakh 17.09.2021 Not known Borrower:M/S Orion Merchandise Ltd, passage of 78 sq ft and parking space of 80 sq ft on a C) Rs. 50,59,989.87 (Rupees B) Rs.5.19 Lakh to at present Centre, Durgpur- 713 216 Storied Building(G+3) namely Neel Apartment, Ramkrihnapally, 2. 02.03.2019 11.00 A.M. to Bank Director-MdKamal Koshar &ParwezAlam multistoried building situated at Mouza Mohishila, JL no fifty lac fifty nine thousand 4.00 P.M. Borrower: Mr Naeem Khan, Benachity,Area- 1050 Sq Ft, Comprising in RS Plot No. 1553, LR 3. Rs.26,30,907.24 (Rupees B) Rs.2.71 Lakh to at present Guarantor: I) Md Kamal Koshar,S/O- Md 37, Khatian no 483/1045, Plot no 124/3256, G.T.Road nine hundred eighty nine& S/O- Ekbaluddin Khan &Mrs Plot No. 2218, Kh No. RS- 227, L.R.-10218, 10219, 10220, twenty six lac thirty thousand 4.00 P.M. C) Rs.10,000/- Rs.10,000/- Akbar Ansari, Karmatar,P.O. Jamtara – (East), Asansol under Asansol Municipal Corporation, paise eighty seven only) as on Hasina Begam, W/O- 10221,, JL No. 68, Mouza- Bhiringi, PS- Durgapur,Paschim nine hundred seven &paise C) 715352 Standing in the name of M/S Orion Merchandise Ltd., 31.10.2017 plus costs, Moinuddin Khan, Flat No. B-3, Bardhaman in the name of Naeem Khan &Hasina Begam twenty fouronly) as on ii) Parwez Alam,S/O Late Kabil Ansari Ansari, covered by Deed no 5174 of 2012. Bounded By:On the charges and future interest 3rd Floor,Neel Apartment, covered by Deed No. 020604710 of 2017, Bounded By: On the 31.12.2018 plus accrued Tarbahar,Vill.&P.O. Karmatar North By- G.T.Road, On the South By- Lobby,Onthe Ramkrishnapally,Benachity, North By- Flat of others, On the South By- 16 Ft wide Road, On the interest, incidental expenses, East By- Property of Sri Bharat Thacker &Other,On Dt. Jamtara -815352 Durgapur- 713213 East By- By common Passage, On the West By- High Drain . cost &charges etc. (from iii) Manjur Alam, S/O Murtez Ansari, Tarbahar, the West By- Property of JaishreeThacker 01.01.20196 till the date of Possession-Constructive P.O.Amdiha, Dt. Jamtara -815352 Possession-Constructive repayment) iv) Md. Moij Alam, S/O Md. Mahpuj Alam, 21. Usha Gram Branch(eUNI),GT All that piece &parcel of land &three storied building situated at A) 02.07.2014 A) Rs.29.09 Lakh 17.09.2021 Not known Rangapara, P.O. Burnpur –713325 Road, Asansol- 713 303 Budha, Alimuddin Lane, Asansol-713303, JL No. 20, Mouza- B) 09.02.2015 11.00 A.M. to Bank v), M/S Orion industries Ltd Borrower: M/S Star Rexin Asansol Municipality, Kh No. 814/1, Plot Nos. 8508, 8509, Area- C) Rs.17,75.940.00 (Rupees B) Rs.2.91 Lakh to at present Raniganj Branch, 90, NSBRoad, All that piece &parcel of landed property situated at 1. 29.08..2013 Store, Prop. Md Shakil Ahmed, 1.3 Decimal in the name of Abdul Aziz (Since deceased) now Seventeen lac Seventy five 4.00 P.M. 9 A) Rs.5.40 Lakh 17.09.2021 Not known C) Rs.10,000/- Raniganj-713347 Mouza- Kanyapur,JLNo. 32, Kh No. 204, Plot No. 12, 2. 06.11.2013 11.00 A.M. to Bank S/O- Late Abdul Aziz, Lighton represented by his legal heirs Akhtari Begam &Shakil Ahmed thousand nine hundred forty Palace, Bastin Bazar,Near Big only) as on 30.06.2014 plus Borrower: Payel Enterprise, Prop. Payel PS- Barabani, Area- 12 Decimal in the name of Singhda 3. Rs. 26,37,685.50 (Rupees to at present covered by Deed No.1140 of 1975. Bounded By: On the North By- Karmakar covered by Deed No. 8988 of 2008, Bounded twenty six lac thirty seven B) Rs.0.54 Lakh Drain, Asansol- 713301 accrued interest, incidental Karmakar,D/O- Bijoy Karmakar,Upasana 4.00 P.M. Property of Prakash Babu, On the South By- Property of Sakti Apartment, Block-A, 2nd Floor,Tagore Road, By: North By- Property of Jyotishwar Mishra, South By- thousand six hundred eighty five Guarantor: Mrs Akhtari Begam, Babu, On the East By- 12 Ft Wide Road, On the West By- expenses, cost &charges etc. Ushagram,Asansol-713303 Property of Tinkary Mishra, East By- Property of &fifty paise only) as on C) Rs.10,000/- W/O- Late Abdul Aziz, Holding Property of Md Ismile.Possession-Constructive (from 01.07.2014 till the date Guarantor: Snigdha Karmakar,W/O- Bijoy purchaser &others, West By- Property of Plot No. 12 31.07.2013 plus accrued interest, No. 122, Budha, Alimuddin of repayment) Karmakar,Vill &Po- Majhiara, PS-Barbani, Possession-Constructive incidental expenses, cost & Lane, Near Water Tank, PIN- 713334 charges etc. (from 01.08.2013 till Asansol- 713303 the date of repayment) 22. Asansol Station Bazar (eUNI), All that piece &parcel of Office-cum-Godown is located on the 1st A) 03.11.2016 A) Rs.38.17 Lakh 17.09.2021 Not known 10 Panagarh Branch(eOBC), G.T.Road, All that piece &parcel of land &building situated at A) 02.04.2015 A) Rs.45.57 Lakh 17.09.2021 Not known Gita Market, 27/182, G.T.Road, Floor(Western Side) of adouble storied Commercial building B) 11.01.2017 11.00 A.M. to Bank Panagarh, Dist. Burdwan(WB)- 713 148 Namalpara, Kalyani Expressway,Mohispota, Mouza- B) 12.06.2015 11.00 A.M. to Bank Beside Sreeleather's,Asansol- situated at Holding No. 292/289, NSRoad, Opp. Of Maa Durga C) Rs.93,22,982.52 (Rupees B) Rs.3.82 Lakh to at present Borrower: M/S R&RAutomobiles, Karana Madhabpur,PS- Kharda, at present Ghola, C) Rs. 7,77,07,894.00 as on to at present 713301 Nursing Home, beside Sighnia Bhawan, JL No. 20, RS Dag No. ninety three lacs twenty two 4.00 P.M. Kolkata-700113, JL No. 24, Kh No. 7, Plot No. 615, B) Rs.4.56 Lakh Rs.10,000/- KeshbganjChatti, G.T.Road,Burdwan 31.03.2015 plus accrued 4.00 P.M. Borrower: M/S Vikram 9475, RS Kh No. 2550, Area- 918 Sq Ft(More or Less) under thousand nine hundred eighty C) Partner: i) Arup Kumar Bhowmik, S/O- Late under ADSR Office- Barrackpur,Area- 10 Cottas 8 interest, incidental expenses, Agarwal, Prop: Vikram Agarwal, Asansol Municipal Corporation in the name of Vikram Agarwal two &paise fifty two only) as Late Arun Kr Bhowmik, Tikorhat, Nutanganj, Chittacks(17.35 Decimal) in the name of Arup Kumar cost &charges etc C) Rs.10,000/- 48, NSRoad, Beside Singhania covered by Deed No. 3802 of 2011, Bounded By: On the North By- on 30.09.2016plus accrued Near Ramkrishna School, Burdwan- 713 102 Bhowmick covered by Deed no. 9545 of 2012. Bounded thereon(from 01.04.2015 till Bhawan, Asansol-713301. NSRoad, On the South By- 3Ftwide passage, On the East By- interest, incidental expenses, ii) Smt Gopa Bhowmik, W/O Arup Kr By: North By- By part of Plot No. 619, South By- 12 Ft the date of repayment) Guarantor: Sh Ashish Sharma, Others property,Onthe West By- 3Ftwide passage. cost &charges etc from Bhowmik, Tikorhat, Nutanganj, Near wide Kancha Road, East By- By Part of Plot No. 622, 01.10.2016 C/O-Pandit Brothers, GT Possession-Constructive Ramkrishna School, Burdwan- 713 102 West By- By Part of Plot No. 615. Road,Asansol-713301 Possession-Constructive TERMS AND CONDITIONS Ukhra Branch(eOBC), Bankola i) All that piece &parcel of land with Godown situated at Mouza A) 05.04.2017 Property: I 17.09.2021 Not known 11 The sale shall be subject to the Terms &Conditions prescribed in the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules 2002 and to the following further conditions: Road, Ukhra, Burdwan- 713363 Uttar Deriapur,JLNo. 111,LRKhNo. 739, RS Kh No. 216, Plot Nos B) 04.07.2017 to Bank A) Rs.6.30 Lakh 11.00 A.M. 1. The properties are being sold on ‘AS IS WHERE IS BASIS and “AS IS WHATISBASIS” and “WHATEVERTHERE IS BASIS” Borrower: M/S Ramjan Jute Bag, 428& 412, Area- 4Satak under Radha Mohanpur Gram C) Rs.83,51,220.25 (Rupees to at present Prop- Sk Ramjan, S/O Sk. Zikria, Vill. & Panchayat, Voll &P.O. Radha Mohanpur,P.S.Sonamukhi, Distrcit 2. The particulars of SecuredAssets specified in the Schedule hereinabove have been stated to the best of the information of theAuthorised Officer,but theAuthorised Eighty Three lac Fifty One 4.00 P.M. P.O. Radhamohanpur,PS. Sonamukhi, Bankura, standing in the name of Sk. Ramjan, covered by Deed no thousand Twohundred B) Rs.0.63 Lakh Officer shall not be answerable for any error,misstatement or omission in this proclamation. Distt. Bankura, PIN-722207 I/1486, dated 10.10.2002. Bounded By: On the North By- Open Twenty and paise Twenty Five 3. The Sale will be done by the undersigned through e-auction platform provided at the Website https://www.mstcecommerce.com on 17.09.2021 @11.00AM Guarantor: i) Alauddin Sekh,S/O Shri C) Rs.10,000/- land of Sk. Raison On the South By- 20’ wide Panchyat Road On Only) as on 31.03.2017 plus to 4.00 PM Zikria Sekh, Vill. &P.O. the East By- 12’wide village Road On the West By- Property of Radhamohanpur,PS. Sonamukhi, Dist accrued interest, incidental 4. For detailed term and conditions of the sale, please refer to website:www.ibapi.in, www.mstcecommerce.com, https://eprocure.gov.in/epublish/app & Sk. Ebadad Possession-Constructive expenses, cost &charges etc. Bankura, PIN-722207 ii)All that piece &parcel of land situated at Mouza Chaityannapur, www.pnbindia.in ii) Sekh Giasuddin, S/O Shri Zikria (from 01.04.2017 till the date JLno 95, LR Kh No. 206, RS Plot No. 439/885, 439/897 LR Plot No 5. For any queries regarding the terms and conditions of the sale, the interested bidders may contact, Sadhan Chandra Mondal (Chief Manager) Mob: Sekh, Vill. &P.O. Radhamohanpur,PS. of repayment) 588, Area-95 Decimal under Dhulai Gram Panchayat, P.O. Radha Property: ii 9771441436 or Madan Mohan Mandal (Manager) Mob: 8617314696 Sonamukhi,Distt. Bankura, PIN- A) 722207 Mohanpur,PSSonamukhi, District Bankura, standing in the of Md. Rs.58.95 Lakh STATUTORY15DAYSSALE NOTICE UNDER RULE 9(1) OF THE SECURITY INTEREST ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENT RULES, 2002 iii) Shri Zikria Sekh, S/O Late Sekh Zikria Sk ,covered by Deed no I/662, I/663 &I/664 of 1962. Zahid, Vill. &P.O. Radhamohanpur,PS. Bounded By: On the North By- Plot No. 896, Ththya Mitra Kendra B) Rs.5.90 Lakh Manoranjan Satpathy,Asstt. General Manager Sonamukhi,Distt. Bankura, PIN- On the South By- Rest Land of Zikria Sekh On the East By- Land Date: 29.08.2021, Place: Durgapur Authorised Officer,Punjab National Bank 722207 of Krishna Chowdhury On the West By- Main Rd towards C) Rs.10,000/- Bishnupur (State Highway-9) Possession-Constructive STATUTORYSALE NOTICE UNDER RULE 8(6) OF THE SARFAESI ACT,2002

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Around 9lakh COTTON, SOYABEAN PRICES UP TRACKING THE SECOND SURGE people in Kerala hesitant to take Augustdriesuphopesoffarmers, 545 NEWCASES:44,405 DAYSSINCE ACTIVECASES:3,68,754 vaccine: Vijayan PANDEMIC BEGAN VACCINATIONS:62,29,89,134 DAILY DEATHS TOTAL DEATHS WEEKLY CFR OVERALL CFR SHAJUPHILIP monsoonrevivalkeytokhariffortune 451 4,37,821 1.34% 1.36% THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUGUST28 though, ledtobrisk plantings. By India until August30and over Sarovar Dam irrigates some AROUND 9lakh people in Kerala GOPALKATESHIYA& July30, the cumulative area un- Central and West India from parts of Saurashtra(Morbi, —comprising those above 60 HARISHDAMODARAN der kharif crops, at 848.15 lakh August29onwards. Surendranagar,Botad and years and individuals with co- RAJKOT,NEWDELHI,AUGUST hectares (lh), wasonly4.7% Aquickrevival of the mon- Bhavnagar districts) and Kutch morbidities —are reluctant to 28 lowercompared to the 889.99 lh soon is what Munna Ughreja is (Rapar,Bhachauand Anjar TESTS TODAY: 19,10,939 | TOTAL TESTS: 51,87,98,541 take the Covid-19vaccine, ac- during the corresponding period also desperatelyseeking. The 38- talukas). But giventhe poor rain- WEEKLY POSITIVITY: 2.15% | OVERALL POSITIVITY: 6.30% cording to Chief Minister RAOGULAB Singh Lodhi planted of 2020. year-old from Sultanpur village fall in the Narmada catchment PinarayiVijayan. soyabean on 12 out of his 16 This gaphas further nar- in Gujarat’s Morbi district has areas, the Gujarat government STATES REPORTING MOST CASES Vijayansaid the reluctance is acres on July11, aday before the rowed(1,064.04lhversus sown cotton on 100out of his to- has decidedtoprioritise supplies due to the fear about the side ef- southwestmonsoon revivedaf- 1,083.09 lh) as on August27, ac- tal200-bigha (80 acres) holding. fordrinking wateroverirriga- STATE NEW ACTIVE WEEKLY TOTAL fectsofvaccines. “The govern- terathree-week-long “break” cording to the Union Agriculture On the balance, he has tion. CASES CASES POSITIVITY VACCINATION ment is trying to createareadi- phase. Ministry. planted groundnut and soy- High prices forcrops –espe- ■ Kerala 31,265 205,36118.21% 2,77,51,648 ness forvaccination among “It rainedwell in the firsthalf But what is of concern is rain- abean on 40 bigha eachand ciallysoyabean and also ground- them and give them the vaccine of June. But we were advisedon Farmers on rallyinMorbi, fall in Augustbeing 26.4% defi- sesamum on 20 bigha. On nut and cotton –had made ■ Maharashtra4,831 51,8212.38% 5,63,32,375 protection at the earliest. Even DD Kisan channel nottosow,as seeking Narmada waters cient forthe countryasawhole. Saturday, Ughreja participated farmers keen to take up sow- ■ Tamil Nadu 1,55117,559 1.00%3,07,74,537 then, manyare notwilling for those rains were due to the The overall area-weighted cu- in arallyoffarmers from 14 vil- ing this time. Kapas (raw un- ■ AndhraPradesh 1,32114,853 2.13%2,77,97,949 vaccination, whichwould be se- Cyclone (Yaas) and wouldn’t mulative precipitation from June lages of Morbi’s Maliyataluka, ginnedcotton) and groundnut riouslylooked into,’’ said the last,” says this farmer from moong (green gram) in his bal- 1toAugust28has been 9.6% be- demanding release of waterinto aretrading at Rs 7,000 per ■ Karnataka 1,229 18,923 0.73% 4,00,28,946 Chief Minister. Nanhegaon villageofMadhya ance 4acres on August15. The lowthe “normal”long period av- the MaliyaBranchCanal of the quintal each, wayabove their He said unscientific anti-vac- Pradesh’s Narsinghpur district. maturity period forsoyabean is erage. The crop, whose sowing Narmada dam project. respective government-de- STATES REPORTING MOST DEATHS cine campaigns have con- The strong rains on July12-13 90-94days and moong about 75 wasalready delayed, is currently Gujarat, unlikemostother clared minimum supportprice STATE TODAY’S TOTAL WEEKLY OVERALL tributed to the anxieties sur- were followedby“rimjhim baar- days. facing moisturestress. All hopes states, recordeddeficient rainfall of Rs 5,726 and Rs 5,500. It’s DEATHS DEATHS CFR CFR roudning the jabs. He said the ish (intermittent showers)" Lodhi’s worryencapsulates areonalow pressurearea even during July. “Wehad agood even better in soyabean, which vaccine has fewerside effectsin throughout July. the situation forIndia’s kharif formedoverNorth-westand spell in June. But it has hardly is quoting at Rs 6,700-7,400per ■ Kerala 15320,545 0.75% 0.56% aged persons than it does among However, Augusthas been (monsoon) season crop. An ex- West-central BayofBengal off rainedinthe last72days,barring quintal at Narsinghpur’s Kareli ■ Maharashtra129 140,546 3.05% 2.20% the young. The Chief Minister “poorasookha (totallydry)”. If it tendeddry spell from around the Odisha and AndhraPradesh alight drizzle early this month. wholesale mandi, as against ■ Odisha 68 7,8185.43% 0.79% said the elderly and those with doesn’t rain in the next seven June 20 to July11resulted in coasts. If thereare no rains or no release the MSP of Rs 3,950. “What use comorbidities should be per- days,“my soyabean crop (which farmers missing the main kharif The India Meteorological of Narmada waternow,our arethese prices if thereisn’t any ■ Tamil Nadu 21 34,856 1.26% 1.35% suadedtotakejabs. Therewould has completedflowering and is sowing windowbetween mid- Department expectsthis system crops will completely wilt,” crop to harvest?” asksLodhi. The ■ AndhraPradesh 19 13,8070.77% 0.69% be steps to see theyare encour- in early pod formation stage) will June and mid-July. to bring enhancedrainfall activ- Ughreja told The Indian Express. same sentiment is shared by Note:DataasonAug28;vaccinationnumbersasofAug27.Deathsincludethosefrompreviousdays. aged by friends and relatives. fail,” fears Lodhi, who sowed The monsoon’s revival, ity over Southern Peninsular Waterfromthe Sardar Ughreja. Kerala: Case countstayshigh,CM Centre tells states to curb large festival crowds

ing states to makeofficers per- "It is important to identify says nightcurfew from Monday EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE sonallyresponsible forany lax- warning signs of potential surges NEWDELHI,AUGUST28 ity. early on and to take appropriate staterose to 2.04lakh. This is at a Vijayansaid ameeting of Acknowledging that the pan- measures to curb the spread. SHAJUPHILIP time the entirecountryhas an health experts,doctors with ex- THE CENTRE Saturdayextended demic is at astable stage, Bhalla This would requirealocalized THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, active caseload of 3.59 lakh. The posuretoCovid treatment, and existing Covid-19guidelines till has cautionedstatesagainst approach," the letter has said. AUGUST28 test positivity rate has been hov- leading virologists would be held September 30, asking states to complacency. Bhalla has advisedstates ering above 18 per cent in Kerala on September 1“to analysethe ramp up testing and avoid large "The overall pandemic sit- States to take suitable meas- WITH NO letupinthe consis- and the same has been below3 present situation and itsfea- gatherings during the festive uation at the national level ures to avoid large gatherings tentlyhigh Covid-19cases, the per cent at the national levelfor tures, and to devise strategies for season. It pointed to a“down- nowappears to be largely sta- during the coming festivesea- Kerala government Saturdayde- morethan amonth. the wayahead”.’ ward trend” in enforcing Covid- ble, exceptfor the localised son and, if required,impose cidedtoimpose night curfew be- Afterameeting, Chief In adeparturefromthe prac- appropriatebehaviour,which, it spread of the virus in afew local restrictions with aview ginning Monday. It will give a MinisterPinarayiVijayan told re- tice of senior IAS officers being said, is acause forconcern in the States. Moreover, the total to curb suchlarge gatherings. largerrole to the police in imple- porters that night curfew would rushedtodistrictstocoordinate wake of rising cases. Covid testing at aNaviMumbai hospital on Saturday. The number of active cases and high "In all crowdedplaces, menting preventive measures be in place across the statefrom Covid-19management, It was The orders were issuedby Centrehas asked states to ramp up testing. Amit Chakravarty case positivity in some districts COVID AppropriateBehaviour and convene ameeting of ex- 10 pm to 6am. Complete lock- decidedatthe meeting to depute the MinistryofHome Affairs un- continuestoremain amatter of should be strictlyenforced. perts from awide spectrum of down would be introducedinlo- senior IPS officers in all districts. der the DisasterManagement concern," Bhalla said in the let- We needtocontinue focuson the medical arena to chartout cal bodies wherethe weeklyin- Besides, an officer in the rank of Act. The order wasfollowedbya appropriatebehavior is essential imposition of fines etc., indicates ter. the five-fold strategy i.e. the next course of action. fection population ratio (WIPR) additional SP will function as letter from the Union Home fortackling the pandemic on a adownwardtrend in enforce- Bhalla has asked states hav- Test-Track-Treat-Vaccination On Saturday, forthe fourth is morethan seven. Earlier,ithad covid control nodal officer in SecretaryAjayBhalla to chief sustainedbasis. Weekly ment. States and UTsare re- ing high positivity in their dis- and adherence to COVID consecutive day, Kerala reported been 10.(WIPR is the total num- eachdistrict. Secretaries of all states and ad- Enforcement Data, received questedtoaugment their en- trictstotakeproactive contain- AppropriateBehaviour,for effec- morethan 30,000 newcases, berofCovid-19infections re- The Chief Ministersaid the ministrators of all Union from States/UTsregarding wear- forcement effortsfor effectively ment measures to arrest the tive management of COVID-19," contributing 70 per cent of the portedinaweek multipliedby spurtincases wasdue to the eas- Territories. ing face mask(s) in public, main- checking transmission of the dis- spikeincases and contain trans- the letter has said. country’s dailyaddition of cases. 1,000 and dividedbythe total ing of lockdown restrictions for "Enforcement of COVID-19 taining social distancing norms, ease," Bhalla'sletter has said, ask- mission. The number of active cases in the population of that local body). the Onam festival. Court directs Gujarat committed ‘Work to make India aglobal UP: Second FIR filed Honey Singh to stop ‘love jihad’, defence manufacturing hub’ against ex-IPS officer to appear in domestic will move SC: Rupani EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE LUCKNOW,AUGUST28 violence case EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ADAY aftertheLucknowPolicear- AHMEDABAD,AUGUST28 restedretiredIPS officer Amitabh Thakur on the charge of abetting EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE THE GUJARATgovernment will thesuicideof asuspectedrapevic- NEWDELHI,AUGUST approachthe Supreme Court timfromBalliaandherfriend,the againstthe recent High Courtde- police on Saturdaysaid Thakur Amitabh Thakur and his ADELHI courtSaturdaydirected cision to stay certain sections of CM VijayRupani and his wifeNutan had been wifehavebeen charged singer Hirdesh Singh, who goes the Gujarat Freedom of Religion chargedwithusingcriminalforce with obstructing police by the stagename Yo Yo Honey (Amendment) Act2021, Chief to obstruct an official. during his arrest on Friday. Singh, to appear before it on MinisterVijay Rupani said Meghani. Thepolicesaidthesecondcase September 3inconnectionwith Saturday, adding that his govern- On August26, adivision wasfiledasThakurresistedarrest adomestic violence case filedby ment is “committed”tostopping benchofChief Justice Vikram whenthepolicewentto hishome NagarStation House Officer KK his wifeShalini Talwar,after he “love jihad” in the state. Nath and Justice Biren Vaishnav atViramKhandinGomtiNagarto Tiwari. In the second FIR, the po- failedtoappear before the court “The stategovernment is de- turneddownanapplication of take himintocustodyintheabet- licehave invokedIPCsections224 citing poor health. termined. Hindu girls arelured the Gujarat government seek- ment to suicide case. (resistance or obstruction by a Metropolitan Magistrate and aremade to flee (their ing rectification of the High Inavideothathassurfacedon person to his lawful apprehen- Tania Singh, while hearing the homes). Then religious conver- Courtorder that stayed eight socialmedia,Thakurisseenresist- sion), 224(resistance or obstruc- matter,observed that no one is sion happens. In this contextof sections of the Gujarat Rajnath Singh at an event to markthe commissioning of Indian CoastGuardShip (ICGS) ingarrest andattemptingto climb tionto lawfulapprehensionof an- above the law. love jihad, the stategovern- Freedom of Religion Vigraha, in Chennai. Twitter/rajnathsingh on the roof of apolice vehicle. He other person), 186(obstructing Singh’s counsel sought the ment is fullycommitted.The (Amendment) Act, 2021. It had refusedtocomplywith the po- publicservantindischarge of pub- singer’s exemption from per- stategovernment will surely sought lifting the stay on the lice’sinstructionstillhewasgiven lic functions), and 353(assault or sonal appearance saying that he approachthe Supreme Court operation of section 5that was significant improvement in our creasing continuously”. acopyofthe FIR. Beforebeing criminal forcetodeter public ser- is unwell, and assured that he againstthe High Courtdecision in the original act enacted in EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE coastaldefence capability as also According to reports,hemen- shovedintoavehicle, he is heard vant from discharge of his). will appear on the next dateof and whatever necessaryneeds 2003. NEWDELHI,AUGUST28 our ever-increasing self-reliance tioned, “in the next one or two claiming that police were acting Theabetment to suicide case hearing, when his medical to be done, the stategovern- Hours afterthe order, in the defence sector”. years, that is, by 2023, the expen- illegally. wasregisteredagainstthe retired records and income documents ment will do it,” said Rupani. MinisterofState forHome and COMMISSIONINGANindige- The worldtoday, the minis- ditureonsecurity around the ThesecondFIRwasregistered police officer,and jailedBSP MP will be submitted.The wifeof The CM wasspeaking to re- Law, Pradeepsinh Jadeja, said nously-made CoastGuardship, tersaid, is changing very rapidly. worldisgoing to reach2.1 tril- basedonacomplaint from sub- Atul RaionFridayatthe the singer had approacheda porters on the sidelines of an that section 5was at the “coreof Defence Minister Rajnath Singh “Economic, political, and trade lion US dollars” and, “mostofthe inspector DhananjaySingh. “On Hazratganj station afteratwo- Delhi courtalleging physical, event in Gandhinagar to cele- the law” and that the govern- on Saturdaysaid that in the 75th relations between countries are countries do notevenhavethis the basis of video, an FIR was memberinquirycommitteesub- mental and emotional abuse at bratethe 125th birth anniver- ment would move Supreme year of Independence, the coun- constantlyfluctuating. Nothing levelofbudget forawhole year”. lodged againstAmitabh Thakur mitted itsreporttothe stategov- the hands of her husband. saryofpoetZaverchand Court. tryshould move towardsbe- can be said about the next news He said that it is “expected to in- and NutanThakur forcriminal ernment. Beforesetting coming adefence manufactur- coming from another country. crease manifold in the next five forcetodeter apublic servant themselvesonfire, the suspected ing hub forthe world. Obviously, our countrycannot years”. from discharge of his duty.Nutan rape victim and her friend had At an event to markthe com- remain untouchedbythese de- The ministersaid that the ca- Thakur wasalso creating hin- recordedaFacebookLive videoin ‘Fareofnew AC three-tier economy missioning of Indian Coast velopments. This applies all the pability of the Indian Coast drance forpolice and accusedof whichthe woman accusedthe GuardShip (ICGS) ‘Vigraha,’ the moretoacountrylikeours, be- Guardhas increasedtremen- helpingherhusband,”saidGomti police of supporting Rai. lastofthe sevenOffshorePatrol ing acountrywhose interests are dously. “The Journeyofgrowth classcoaches to be 8per cent less’ Vessels (OPVs), in Chennai, Singh directlylinked to the Indian of our Indian CoastGuard, said the expenditureonsecurity Ocean.” whichbegan with amodest5- Railways Ministryspokesperson applicable forexisting 3AC around the worldwill reachUSD The Indian Ocean Region, 7small boats, has todaygrown No ex parte injunction in EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE said. coaches of mail/express trains. 2.1trillion in the next twoyears. Singh said, with morethan two- to over 20,000 active person- NEWDELHI,AUGUST28 The base fare forupto300 Concession or free complimen- Singh said “our companies thirds of the world's oil ship- nel, over 150vessels, and afleet Gahlot defamation case km will be Rs 440, whichisthe tary passes will be at par with can work towardsmaking India ments, one-thirdofbulk cargo of over 65 aircrafts...It is the re- FARE OF the newair-conditioned lowest according to the distance, the existing 3ACcoaches of adefence manufacturing hub, and morethan half of container sult of this augmentation in the present case, prima facie, no per- three-tier economyclass while the highestbase fare is Rs mail/express trains, an official notonlyfor ourselves, but forthe traffic, “serves as akey routein security capabilities that we EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE sonal allegations appear to have coaches, whichare touted as air- 3,065 fortravelbetween 4,951 said. whole world” and “it should be achieving the world's owninter- have notsufferedany terrorist NEWDELHI,AUGUST28 beenspecificallymadeagainstthe conditionedtravelfor the com- and 5,000km, the spokesperson The eligibility of privilege our resolve to move forwardin ests”and the “changing world accident by sea routesince the plaintiffexcepttothe extent of mon man, will be 8per cent less said. pass/PTOfor railway employees this direction” on the 75th an- certainlyimpactsthese areas as 2008 Mumbai attack.” THEDELHIHighCourthasrefused sayingthat theentiretransaction than the existing AC 3-tier class, The latestzone to getthese will be at par with the eligibility niversaryofIndependence. well”. Whichiswhy,hesaid, “we Issues suchaspiracy,terror- to grantanyexparte injunctionin appears to be a‘scam’. At this the Railways said on Saturday. coaches is the NorthCentral in 3ACcoaches of mail/express “Todaywehavegreat scope to needtobevigilant at all times”. ism, illicit trafficking of arms the defamation suit filedbyDelhi stage, therefore, no ex parte in- The fare is determinedtobe Railway,whichisall settouse trains. Cancellation and refund makefull use of our capabilities, “These challenging times and narcotics, human traffick- TransportMinisterKailashGahlot junction is calledfor.” 2.4 times the base price of exist- them in train no. 02403 rules and all other terms and take advantageofpolicies, and also give us an opportunity,of ing, illegal fishing anddamage againstBJP MLAVijender Gupta Relyingontheorderpassedby ing sleeper class of mail and ex- (Prayagraj-Jaipur express) from conditions of travel will be at par move towardsmaking the coun- whichweshould take an advan- to environment are, he said, forallegedly making scandalous HighCourtinthecasefiledbyfor- press trains, officials said. They September 6and bookings have with the existing 3ACtoCCclass, tryanindigenous shipbuilding tage.” “equallyresponsible forad- allegations againsthim with re- mer diplomat Lakshmi Puri said 50 suchcoaches have been been openedfromSaturday, of- theysaid. hub." The ministersaid that “due to verselyaffecting our maritime gard to alleged irregularities in againstactivistSaket Gokhale, giventodifferent zonal railways. ficials said. These passenger- The new3AC economyclass The 100-metreship named global security reasons, border domain as theyare anywhere purchase and maintenance of senioradvocateRajiv Nayar, repre- The newlyproducedcoaches friendlycoaches have 83 berths coaches will have 83 berths as Vigraha, the ministersaid, is disputes, and maritime domi- else”. buses by the Delhi Transport sentingGahlot,submitted,“Inthis will be attachedinexisting and the fare is lowercompared against72inregular 3AC equippedwith the latesttech- nance, countries around the He addedthat in “in today's Corporation. caseitisnotavigilantebutapolit- mail/express trains. In trains to regular 3ACcoaches, theysaid. coaches. Regular 3ACcoaches nology.“From itsdesign concep- worldare moving towardsmod- inter-connected world, the activ- Listing the suit forhearing on ical rival. The clarification was whichare running with maxi- The 3ACeconomymail/ex- have twoside berths, whichwill tion to development, the ship is ernising and strengthening their ities going on in anypartofthe September 20, Justice Asha givenintheHouse. Nowyoucan- mum length, these coaches will press/superfastcoaches will be increasedtothree in the new completely indigenous.” He said militarypower” and the demand worldinevitablyhaveanimpact Menon, in an order released notcarryouttheexerciseoutside. replace sleeper class coaches, a have normal child fare rules as coaches. itscommissioning “showcases for“militaryequipment is in- on the other parts of the world”. Saturdayevening, said, "In the Youare aresponsible MLA.”

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smaller temples brought down,tomakeway forthe 24 grandnew structures being built in Renovation of the Kashi eight kinds of stone. All the better forpil- ALETTER FROM Vishwanath temple under grims, who come mostlyfromthe country’s BANARAS the temple corridor south, to maketheir waytothe temple, and project, whose foundation to connect the temple to theGanga. UTTARPRADESH stone waslaid by PM Modi On awet Sunday, thetemple complexis in March 2019,isracing ahiveofbuzzing activity,massive machines towardscompletion. It is noisilyatwork, heaving, lifting, pumping, expected to keep its as pilgrims maketheir way, seeminglyun- inauguration deadlineof deterred by Covidorthe slashing rain. The Uttarakhand November 30. Anand Singh Yatri Suvidha Kendras(pilgrimagefacilita- tion centres), guesthouses, viewing gallery, NEP museum,hospice, food court, souvenir and book shop, ramps, lifts andescalators— AL theyare thereinskeletalforms, in different UTTAR stages of completion. PRADESH Chief MinisterYogiAdityanath visits Lucknow Varanasi and the Kashi-Vishwanath temple about twice in amonth,peopleheresay,and Banaras his visits continueamid Covid. PM Modi came here roughly once in threemonths, be- fore thepandemic. Madhya Pradesh Amessagehas travelledfromWest Bengal to politicallyaware UttarPradesh, and it pierces the inevitability of Modi. Vis-a-vis the Yogi government, too, thereare mount- VANDITAMISHRA ing signs of disbelief, even within the saffron camp—fromcomplaintsabout the temple SOMETHINGWAS different about ‘Pappu renovation project to the wider Covid suffer- ki Dukan’. ing and economic distress, from grumbling Thereisstill no banner or boardannounc- about politicalfavours to the Yuva Vahini and ing it in the chowk. It’sstill justthere, ashort Thakurs to resentment against“taana shahi” walk through twisty lanes from Assi Ghat, and/or“bhasha shaili”(authoritarianism, where, as theydoevery monsoon, the abrasive politics).But comeelections, the Ganga’s waters have risen pastthe steep ghat economic distress that seems so pulsating steps to lapatthe doorsofhomes and hotels. and concerns thatseem so irrefutable now, Banaras is acity that savours the rituals of maywell be overlaid. Will theyberubble un- argumentandbanternearly asmuchasitrel- der the temple, is the question. ishes itsvivid varieties of street food. Forthe everydaydebate, Pappu’s teashop, small and ■ ■ ■ ill-lit, acouple of smudgedtables and benches againstworld-weary walls, is adailynook. The Kashi Vishwanath temple complexis Here, youdon’t wait forthe noise to fade adjacent to the compound of the Gyanvapi or the crowdtoclear before arguing.Perhaps mosque —this mandir-masjid disputeisstill because this knowing cityand itscramped unresolved, still in court. The entryfromthe teashop have aheads-up —theyknowthat Tea, talk,tally and temple road is common to thetemple and mosque. the mess and the noise, the beauty and the “Ifwebuild forthe temple, mosque goers will squalor,are partofthe to-and-fro, notout- benefit too,” says Commissioner Aggarwal. side of it. And that youcan’t cordon offthe Yetinthe run-uptoanother election, old debater or the debate. Belowthe Gangawaters, thereare undercurrents, adesirefor ‘naya chehra’, discontent over prices, bitterness anxieties arebeing stoked again. At Pappu’s teashop, during elections and “Theywill playthe Hindu-Muslim card in between them, youwill always find apo- over Covid, disquietoverreligiousrift. However, will it matter in 2022?One can’tsay withBanaras when the election comes,” says aMuslim litical conversationyou canjoin or poke, no sari-seller in an upscale locality,who does- matter what your ownpolitics maybe. On a n’t want to be named. He refers to the line givenday,you couldspar with apoetorare- ■ ■ ■ Ajaybelongs to the same sub-caste as Manish,but the main issueis“bhookhmari Vishwanath temple regularly,but “insaan that divideshis Muslim dominated mohalla tiredbureaucrat,aprofessor who hasambled Mayawati,but his familyhas been voting BJP, (hunger)”. “Ghar bhi tohchalana hai (wehave hee nahin rahega, tohmandirkya karega from the Hindu neighbourhood next-door in from theBanaras HinduUniversitycampus AjayKumarGautam, 32 years old, and because “the BSP government favours only to run our households too)”. (of what use is atemple when survivalbe- as the “border”, in anormalised,matter-of- next door,apolitician in search of an audience, Manish Kumar Pandey, 24,two young men afew,not thepoor”, andthe SP brings the Manish’s father diedin2007, casting the comes difficult)”. fact way. adaily wage-earner on abreak.The discus- who drive taxis in the city,liveinvillages fear of “Yadav raj”. But next time elections burden of earning on the young boyof10, So what has changedafterthe BJP sweptto sion, no matter howheated it gets,could end nearby. Ajayand Manishare as different from come, he and his wifewill break away from who headedtoGorakhpur thenextyear to ■ ■ ■ powerin2017?“Earlier,everyfewdays,two or with yoursparringpartnerbuyingyouthetea. eachother as aDalit can be from aBrahmin the family, theywant change. Next time, wash plates at Anuradha CoffeeCentre, and three times in amonth,Iwould go withmy It could leave youwith abrief flash of insight, in caste-ridden Uttar Pradesh. But the pan- other factors will prevail —the local (BJP) from theretoworkinapoultryfarm in If acity has avoice different from the sum familytothe banksofthe Ganga, to roam on an unexpected frisson of understanding. demic has poundedand flattenedtheir sto- MLAisunhelpful, but the (SP) MP is benev- Kushmi Jungle outside the town. of itsparts,you can’t be sureifBanaras would the ghat,rentaboat, have dinner,and not Duringavisitin February2020, afterapar- ries, bringing the same underlying precarity olent, he says. From there, Manish went to Mumbai, agree fullywith Manish —somindful does worryabout the evening fall. Nowwetry to ticularly sharp andangry exchangeonthe to the surface. Ajayran from one hospital to another to worked as acoolie-cum-helper in agarment it seem to therhythms of devotion, so read- getbackhome before dark.Now we hesitate anti-CAA protests that ragedatthe time, just Ajay, aDalit, returnedtoworkinthe first arrangeoxygenfor his mother-in-lawand his factory. He taught himself to stitchand sew, ilydoes it give devotees the right of way. to go out... ched-chaad aur badtameezi karte before the coronavirus forced the protesters week of this month, afterthe pandemic-in- sister’smother-in-law, when and earnedmuchbetterfor At the congestedGodowlia chauraha, hain (theytrouble and threaten us),” he says. indoors, it suddenly seemedtobewrit on the ducedlay-offofoverayear,starting from the bothwere infectedby Covid. Sanskriti or culture the next six years, saving spread across the facade of abuilding thatof- “People from good familieshavestoppedven- teashopwall: It’sintent,notlaw.The amended firstlockdown in March 2020. In this period, No hospital took in his is important,says enough moneytosend fers multi-levelparking, agiant TVscreen is a turing out of the mohalla afterdark”. citizenship law, whichexcludes Muslims from he went backtohis villageSadalpuraindis- mother-in-law, she diedat home —in2015,heremem- splash of moving light and colour abovethe And then,manypointout, the Opposition the listofgroups to be givenfast-trackedciti- trict Chandauli, worked on his small patchof home. Forhis sister’s Manish, but the bers sendingupto Rs18,000 busycrowds —inJuly-August, the month in seems unresisting or absent. In Yogi raj,un- zenship, and the proposedNational Registerof land, and did construction jobsfor daily mother-in-law, one hospital main issue is amonth. Then, notebandi the Hindu calendar dedicated to LordShiva,it der Akhilesh Yadav, the Samajwadi Partyhas Citizens that threatens to makethe citizen’s wages. Beforethe pandemic, he had worked asked forRs1.5 lakh foroxy- (demonetisation)happened shows rituals insidethe garbha griha or sanc- seemedmoreactive on Twitter.Mayawati’s senseof homehostage to documentsand cut- as adriversince 2018 in aBanaras hotel, gen, “no guarantee”, and the bhookhmari. “Ghar in November 2016,and the tumsanctorumoftheKashiVishwanathtem- tightly controlledBSP does noteasilycome offdates, arethe distillationofapolitical mes- whichlaidhim offafter guests driedupdue familyspent Rs 60,000 for bhitoh chalana hai karigar(craftsmen) borethe ple, live.Eventhe Covidlockdowndayswere out on the streetsanyway. “Leaders of the sage. Thereisnopointin quarrellingaboutle- to Covid. Earlier,heworkedfor one-and-a- treatmentatasecondhospi- brunt. Theywerenot paid on shiftedinBanarasto accommodatethepilgrim Opposition needtovigorouslystand up to galclauses or details. half years in aMaruti factoryinGurgaon, but tal, butshe diedtoo.Giving (wehavetorun our time or in full. Manish had to rush on “SawankaSomwar”, the Mondays of the Yogi government’sbid to silence politi- As we sit again at Pappu’s on asweaty wasforcedtoreturn in 2013,along with other thelieto theubiquitousgov- households too)” come backtoBanaras in July-August,whendevotees flocktothe tem- cal disagreement and protest, theyshould be Augustafternoon, waiting forthe chai,pur- young men from the district, aftertheyran ernmentpostersthatprom- 2017,wherehepickedup pletoseek“Baba’s” blessings. prepared to even go to jail...,” aformer jour- poseful looking men, tilaks on foreheads, foul of the factory’s management. Theyhad isefreevaccines,Ajayhasjust work asadriver. He remem- Thereisthe grand temple to Lord Ram nalistsays. come in and gestureinaperemptory sortof mounted a“dharnapradarshan (agitation)” paid Rs 100toregisterfor hisfirstshot. bers the dayhebought his owncar to plyasa that is being built across the state in way. Space mustbecleared on the benches to demand adequatecompensation and ajob “My two-year-old son runs to me every taxi, as if it were yesterday—August1,2019. Ayodhya.Moreimportantlyfor Banarasres- ■ ■ ■ foraprominent BJP leader and his entourage. forthe familyofafellowworker, who losthis eveningwhen Iget backhome, asks papa kya Then, Covid struck. idents, “Baba kavistarikaran”, thelarge-scale The leader makes an entryand his band of arm while working. “This could have hap- le ke aaye (whathaveyou broughtme). How “In the three months of the firstlock- expansion and renovation of the Kashi “Banaras ke logon ka kuchtheek nahinhai, supporters fill up the tinyshop barelylong penedtoany of us”, says Ajay. do Itell him, Rs 120 ka tohtel hi bharwadiye down, the car stood still. Business is now Vishwanath temple under the temple cor- seedhe chalte-chaltekab ghoom jaayen, kuch enough foracup of teaovertalk about the Ajaycommutes from his villageto (Rs 120went onlyinfilling petrol)”. picking up, but people arestill nottravelling ridor project, whose foundation stone was patanahin (the peopleofthis citycantake you party’s “chunavi tayyari (election prepared- Banaras everyday and rising fuel prices have “Koinayachehra (a newface)” is needed freely... About50per cent market sahi ho gaya laid by PM ModiinMarch 2019,isracing to- by surprise,you makeaprediction at your ness)”, and take around of selfies. meant that Rs 120worth of petrol in hisbike again, says ManishKumar Pandey, aBrahmin, hai (has recovered), but diesel is Rs 90/litre. wardscompletion. ownperil),” the Banaras resident will say. But amoment has been markedthat goes is barelyenough to makethe dailytrip to the who also commutes dailytoBanaras,fromvil- It meansthat if Iearn Rs 2,000 in 12 hours, The inaugurationofthe renovatedtemple Banarasi exceptionalism is real as well as againstthe tealeavesinPappu’s chai shop. city and back. He got aTVasdowry whenhe lageJalhupur,10kmaway. “Wewere Rs 1,200goesondiesel.” will keep itsdeadline of November 30 this imagined.Yet it wouldindeed be foolish to In this Banaras corner,debatewas the great got marriedinMay 2017,but hardlygets time Congressi, but voted forModiin2014. We “Earlier,edible oil wasRs50alitre,now it year,says head of the Mandir Nyas Executive second guess this “galiyon ka sheher”, this city equaliser,power an ideatobeplayedwith, to watchit, “notevenModiji’s speeches”, be- thought he has risen from below, soldtea, ga- is Rs 200, and the gascylinderistouching Committee, Divisional Commissioner of narrowlanes, wheretrafficmustweave punchedholes into.Itwas nottobedeferred causehereachesbackhome late in thenight, reebon ka samjhenge, karenge (he understands Rs 920. Kamkharchakartehain (wehavecut Deepak Aggarwal. Houses have been demol- and reverse to move forward, wherelines to.Orceded the tea-shop bench. Not any- and mustleave forthe city againearly next poverty, will work forthe poor)”. our expenditure),” he says. ished, compensationpaid, and manyallege lose their straightness, andwherenegotia- more, it seems. morningat6.30-7. “Sanskriti”orcultureisimportant, says Manish is adevout Hindu, visitsthe Kashi even as the Commissioner refutes, several tion is adailystaple. THE SUNDAY PROFILE As Supreme Courtfinally gets nine newjudges, one name remains conspicuouslyout:Justice AkilKureshi. AJustice,denied The long andshort journey of thejudgefromaGujarat familyonce close to Mahatma Gandhi

In2016,whenhedied,hewascrematedasper wastransferredtothe BombayHigh Court, Ajudgeinthe High Courtsaid Justice APURVAVISHWANATH his wishes, in line with Gandhian principles. wherehewouldbefifth in seniority. Kureshi was“hardworking “, “independent” &SOHINIGHOSH Aftergraduating in Mathematics in 1980 Over 1,200lawyers of the GujaratHigh and “excellent in reasoning” while recording and Lawin1983, Justice Kureshi followedin CourtAdvocatesAssociationlaunchedastrike hisopinions. Acourtofficialnotedthe“excep- THE IMPASSE over appointment of judges to his father’s footsteps. Afteralmost20years at against themoveandpetitionedtheSupreme tionallyhigh” disposal rate of cases since he the topcourthas finallyendedwith the gov- the Bar,in2004, he wasappointedAdditional Court. While Justice Kureshi’stransfer to tookoverin2019,withonly1,500casespend- ernment clearing all the ninenamesrecom- Judgeofthe Gujarat HighCourt. He served for Bombaywas stalled,in May2019,thegovern- ing nowcompared to 3,000at that time. mendedbythe Supreme CourtCollegium. 14 years in the court but wastransferredjust ment sent backthe Collegium’s recommen- Butif theCentreisnot seenasfavourableto However, oneofthe names that remains out, when he wasdue to become ChiefJustice. dationtoappoint him as Chief Justice of the Justice Kureshi,manyinthe legal circles ques- despitebeing No.2inthe All-India Listofsen- During histime in the High Court, Justice Madhya PradeshHighCourtinstead.Finally, in tion the judiciary’s “hesitation” in resisting it. iority forjudgesofhigh courts,isofTripura Kureshigavetwo important September,the Collegium “Beforeanyoneblamesthegovernmentfornot ChiefJustice Akil Kureshi. verdictswhichwereanem- “Beforeanyone recommendedhim forthe appointingajudge,onemustaskthejudiciary Oneof thereasonsfortheimpasseoverthe barrassment to the then blames govt fornot postofTripuraChief Justice. whythe name wasnever sent. Be it Justice appointments, that lastedtwo years, is said to NarendraModigovernment This meant that from Kureshi or Saurabh Kirpal... the government have beentheCollegium notincludingJustice in the state. In 2010,heset appointingajudge, looking at heading acourt mightobject,butwe willonlyknowwhenthe Kureshi’s name forelevation. Supreme Court aside atrialcourtorder and one must ask the with 53 judges, Justice ball is in thegovernment’scourt,”aDelhi- judgeJustice Rohinton Nariman, who report- grantedtheCBItwo-daycus- Kureshi found himself lead- basedsenioradvocatesaid.TheCollegiumhas edly insistedonit, retired on August12; the tody of then Gujarat Home judiciarywhy the ing one with justfour. been deferring nominating the openlygay Collegium’slistofninecamejustfivedays later. Ministerand nowUnion name wasnever sent. AcquaintancesinGujarat Kirpal as ajudgeofthe Delhi High Court, re- It’snotthefirsttimethatthecareerof Justice HomeMinisterAmitShahin vouchforJusticeKureshi’sin- portedlydue to thegovernment’sobjections. Kureshi,whoisoriginallyfromtheGujaratHC, the Sohrabuddin Sheikh en- Be it JusticeKureshi tegrity,pointing out howin Yatin Oza, who heads the Gujarat High has hit awall. countercase. (In2014, Shah or SaurabhKirpal...” 2014,hehadrecusedhimself CourtAdvocatesAssociation and is aformer JusticeAkilAbdulhamidKureshiwasborn wascleared in thecase by a from hearing aPIL alleging BJP MLA,said theyare notlookingatany legal in 1960 to an illustriousGujarat family. Prof SpecialCBI Court.) encroachmentontheprem- routenow.“It will send awrong signal, and if Anamik Shah, former vice-chancellor of In 2011,aBenchheadedbyJustice Kureshi isesof theSabarmatiAshramTrust,Sabarmati thereare bleakchancesof JusticeKureshicom- GujaratVidyapith,says JusticeKureshi’sgrand- upheld the then Gujarat governor Kamla HarijanAshramTrustandManavSadhnaTrust. ing to theSupreme Court, those will be de- fatherGhulamRasulKureshiwaspartof‘Arun Beniwal’s decisiontoappoint formerhigh As the TripuraChief Justice, he took up the stroyedasithas only one vacancy left.” Also Tukdi’, whichwould walk the routeofDandi courtjudgeRAMehtaasthestate’sLokayukta. caseoftrafficking of a14-year-old girlin2020 criticisingthe Collegium,Oza added, “If you March aheadofMahatma Gandhi’sarrival. It had been opposedbyCMModi. suo motu; directedaprobeintoawoman and have the powers to appoint and if youare not His father Hamid Kureshi wasasenior ad- JusticeKureshi wasexpected to become her husband’s suicide following some leaked able to exercise that poweroryouare notable vocateand atrusteeofthe Sabarmati Ashram Gujarat Chief Justice when the postfellvacant videos,withtheaccusedtriedformoralpolic- to see to it thatgovernmentactsonyour rec- Preservation and Memorial Trust, and among in November 2018,asthe senior-mostjudge ing;and took up aPIL on the stategovern- ommendation,whetherthepoweriswithyou the lastpeople to have been born and livedat of the court.However, JusticeASDavewas ment’shandlingof Covid,followingwhichthe orgovernment,whatdifferencedoesitmake?” Illustration: Suvajit Dey SabarmatiAshram,foundedbyGandhiin1917. namedActingChief JusticeandJusticeKureshi latter“slightlycorrected”itsvaccinationclaims. 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THE BIGLie has been exposed.For the duce India’s public sector assets to near have been announced. Surprisingly, assets.The revenue ‘gain’ (or ‘loss’) to the last sevenyears, Mr Narendra Modiand zero.Theyare exultingintheestimatethat Railways has been removedasastrategic governmentwillonlybethedifferencebe- his ministers have vociferouslyde- the government willcollect a“rent”of sector.Itisnow classifiedasanon-coreas- tweenRs1,50,000 croreand thecurrent India can nouncedthe Congress governments Rs 1,50,000 croreayear and hold on to a setevenwhile market economiessuchas annual revenue.Thereisalsonoclarityon (and all other previous governments in- piece of paper that it is the “owner” of the theUK,France,ItalyandGermanyhavere- jobs and reservation. Will the present cluding, ironically, Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s) asset. Theyalso boastthat the heavily de- tainedrailways(or the bulk of the coun- numberof jobsinthe‘monetised’unitsbe defeat PCHIDAMBARAM for“doingnothing and building nothing preciated assetwillbe“returned” to the try’s railway system) in the publicsector. maintained, and eventuallyenhanced? Website:pchidambaram.in for70years”. It wasasifIndia had at- government at the end of the transfer pe- Will reservation forSC, ST andOBCs be Twitter@Pchidambaram_IN tainedIndependence onlyinMay 2014. riod. This is the crux of the National maintainedorabolished? jihadi Islam On August23, 2021, the Finance Minister Monetisation Pipeline (NMP). ROADTOMONOPOLIES releasedalistofassets that were pro- ThereisgenuineconcernthattheNMP posedtobe‘monetised’.However,she will lead to monopolies (or, at best,duop- HATCHED IN SECRECY THIS HAS been adifficult week forthose failedtodisclose when those assets were OBJECTIVES,CRITERIA olies)inkeysectorssuchasports,airports, The gravestdownside will be prices. who writetopical columns.EvenasIsat built. Theansweris, during themaligned ABSENT solarpower, telecom,naturalgaspipeline, Once monetised, the PSU willcease to be down to writeabout the latesteconomic ‘70years’! petroleum pipeline and warehousing. aprice-stabiliserinthemarket.If thereare reform by the Modi government, tragic The policy of disinvestment and pri- India is relatively anewcomer to thepri- oneortwooreventhreeprivate playersin images from Kabul continuedtodistract vatisation has evolvedoverthe years. All vate-sector ledeconomyinindustryand the sector,thereisbound to be price-fix- me, forcing adifficult choice.Itisnot that THE LISTINCLUDED governmentssince 1991 have fine-tuned services. Sucheconomies will inevitably ingandcartelisation.We have foundthisto themurder by jihadist suicide bombers Thegravest downside will be ■ 26,700km of roads, the policy. Revenue wasonly one of the reachapoint when monopolies will be true even in aso-calledcompetitive of desperatepeople waiting to be evacu- prices. Once monetised,the ■ 28,698cktkmof powertransmissionas- goals of privatisation. Other objectives emerge.The United States canteachus marketincement. The United Kingdom ated and American soldiers whodiedtry- PSUwill cease to be a sets, were enhanced capital investment, infu- manylessons in this regard.Presently,the wasshaken to find this true in the bank- ing to helpthem is notimportant. It is im- ■ 6,000 mw of hydel and solarpoweras- sion of modern technology,expansion of USCongressandgovernmentaredeliber- ing industry.Myapprehension is that portant and deeplydistressing. It is also a price-stabiliser in the market. sets, marketsfor products, creation of jobsetc. atingonlawsand other measures to con- prices willrise in manysectors. reminder thatIndianeeds to fortify her If there are one or twooreven ■ 8,154kmofnaturalgas pipelines, Certaincriteriawere alsosetforchoos- tain the monopolistic andunfair trade Finally, theprocessreflectstheconspir- defences in aregion that is becoming in- three private playersinthe ■ 3,930 km of petroleum products ingtheunitsthatwillbeprivatised.Among practices of Google, Facebook and atorial manner in whichMrModi’s gov- creasingly poisonedwith violence and ha- sector,there is bound to be pipeline, them were: Amazon.South Koreahas crackeddown ernmentoperates. Therewas no draftpa- tred,directed especiallyatus'infidels'. ■ 210,00,000mt of warehousing assets, 1. PSUsinastrategicsector will notbe on its chaebols.China is taking action per on NMP.Therewas no consultation The triumphalism in Pakistanatthe re- price-fixing and cartelisation. ■ 400railway stations,90passenger train privatised—e.g., nuclear energy,defence againstsomeof itstechnologycompanies with the stakeholders, especiallythe em- turn of Taliban rule in Afghanistanindi- We have found this to be true operations, 265 goodssheds, production,Railways,strategic ports. that hadbecome ‘too big to be regulated’. ployees and the trade unions.There was catesthat theysee this as acrucialvictory even in aso-called ■ Konkan Railwayand Dedicated Freight 2.Chronicallyloss-makingunitscould On theotherhand,the NMP promisesto no discussion in Parliament and there in their foreverwar againstIndia. High of- Corridor, be privatised. take thecountryintheoppositedirection! neverwill be.The policy washatchedin ficials in Imran Khan’s governmenthave competitive market in ■ 2,86,000kmof fibreand14,917 telecom 3. APSU having aminimal market Apartfromthe glaring absenceofcri- secrecyandannouncedsuddenly. Theme- said as much, and added that the Taliban cement. TheUnited Kingdom towers, sharefor itsproductscould be privatised. teria in the choice of PSUs that have been diawassufficientlytutoredby thegovern- will nowhelp Pakistan‘liberate’ Kashmir. wasshaken to find this true ■ 25 airports and 31 projectsin9major 4.APSUwillbeprivatisedifitwillpro- broughtundertheNMP,itisnot clearwhat mentandthecaptainsof theprivate sector India canprevent further jihadistterror- in the banking industry. My ports,and mote competition;itwillnotbeprivatised theobjectivesare.Considertheobjective of to hail theleaderand the policy. ism in Kashmir by restoring full statehood, ■ 2national stadia. if it mayleadtoamonopoly. collecting a“rent” of Rs 1,50,000 crorea Getready forthe Grand Bargain holding elections and makingKashmiris apprehension is that prices Byastrokeofthepen,MrModiandhis Thesecriteriahave beenthrownoutof year.Whatisnot disclosedisthe annual ClosingDownSale.Get ready to welcome realise that economic prosperity is more will rise in manysectors Finance Ministerhavethreatenedtore- the windowand no alternative criteria revenue currently yielded by the chosen the monopolists. useful than religion. It is something we needtodoinall of India.Assomeone who knows the Islamistrepublic next door well, believe me nothingfrightens Pakistan morethan the possibility that India will from Hindus and Sikhs. The HM insists that race so farahead of it economicallythat it inside extracaution is necessary, whichiswhy e- She will make ordinary Pakistanis realise that TRACK visas were introduced. In the turmoil after SAID Playitagain, Zan: In religion is aweaker glue than prosperity. Kabul wastaken over,alarge number of InthiscolumnIhavesaidbefore thatthe COOMIKAPOOR Indian passportswent missing and are FARIAHSAIDI main reason whyIsupportedNarendra feared to be in Pakistani hands. Kabul darkness, abeam Modi wasbecauseIbelievedhim when he saidthathewouldmove Indiainanew eco- nomic direction.Bythis Imeanthathe POT VS KETTLE would move firmlyawayfromthe LITERARY LOCK-UP Narayan Rane, arrestedby theMaharashtra SINCE THURSDAY,myphone hasn’t Nehruvian socialism that kept India poor government foraspeechthreateningto stoppedringing. The Kabul airportcarnage by putting the main levers of the economy ADISPUTE betweenthe above100years ‘slap’ Chief MinisterUddhavThackeray, has leftmyfamilyand colleagues in in the hands of the State. He has notsuc- old CalcuttaClub and the heirs of feels it is acase of the potcalling the kettle Afghanistanshaken. Scared fortheir lives, ceededindoingthisbecauseeveryattempt renownedBengali writer Nirad C black. Uddhavonce threatenedtobeat up they saytheyhavenooption buttoleave at real reform has metwith jeersfromour Chaudhurithreatensto escalate intoama- UP Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath with their homes and contemplatelives as socialistOpposition leaders, and slybut jor scandal. In 2000,Chaudhuri’s son slippers forfailing to remove his footwear refugees in foreignlands,withnothingbut strongresistancefrombureaucratswhode- Prithvi Chaudhuri, who is thesole execu- before paying homage to Chhatrapati aset of clothes and hope forsurvival. rive powerfromthecomplexinfrastructure torand authority forthe author’s estate, Shivaji. Maharashtra has along tradition of Besides, formanyofmycolleagues at Zan of regulations,rules,inspectorsandlicences had loanedtothe club’s libraryraremem- outstanding orators,withauthor-poet TV,Afghanistan’s firsttelevision channel that decades of socialismcreated. orabilia belonging to his father fordisplay AcharyaPralhad Keshav Atre settingahigh forand by women, theTaliban takeover Modi likeManmohan Singh has been only. Prithvi acknowledgesthat therewas standard even before Independence. But could also snatchawaytheir hard-earned forced to reform by stealth. He seems still no written agreement as it wasdone in in recenttimesMaharashtraleadersgetso freedoms and careers. Their spokesperson to believe that‘governmenthasnobusiness good faith. Aspecial Nirad Chaudhuri cor- carriedaway, theirutterances canmakeau- has already askedworkingAfghan women to beinbusiness’butnotasinglemajorpub- ner wascreated in thelibrary. The expen- diences blush withembarrassment.Bal to stay at home as Taliban soldiers are“not licsectorcompanyhasbeenprivatisedsince sive items on displayincludedpaintings by Thackeray’s harsh languagetowards oppo- trainedtorespect them”. hebecamePM.NotevenAirIndia.Theword Claude Monet, Nandalal Bose, Sarat nents ledtothe phrase“Thackeray bhasha”. Afghanistanisusedtothe vicious cir- ‘privatisation’ cannotbeuttered without Chandra Bose, among others. In theau- Leaders from allparties have gotintohot cle of gruesome warand occasional people likeRahul Gandhi immediately thor’sbookcollection aresome valuable waterbecauseofcolourfullanguage.The peace. During one suchbrief period of shriekingabout the ‘crownjewels’ being firsteditions, including his ownfamous latePramod Mahajan once compared calm in 2017,Zan TV wasset up to give sold. This happenedlastweek whenthe work, Autobiography of an Unknown Indian. Sonia Gandhi to Monica Lewinsky. voice to women and tell their stories.For Finance MinisterannouncedaNational The crownjewel of the collection is an orig- MaharashtraNCP ministerChhagan instance, one of the stories that we broad- Girls of aShaolin Wushu Club showoff their skillsinKabul in 2017. File/Reuters Monetisation Pipeline. She explainedde- inalfirstfolio of Shakespeare. (A firstfolio of Bhujbal,when in the Sena, wantedstatues cast wasonwidows of menwho losttheir fensively thatthisisnotprivatisationbutan similar vintagewas auctionedlastyear in of Nathuram Godse all over the country. livesinthe war. We got the mostinspir- attempt to monetise publicsector assets. New York for$10 million.) Prithvi, who ing narratives, wheremanyofthese women achievers across the world— completedtheir graduation. Alarge num- Assomeonewhobelievesthatthepub- spends muchofhis time in Dehradun, re- women had become successful entrepre- politicians, academics, entrepreneurs, ac- berofthem spokeEnglish and some even lic sector is abottomless pit that sucks up ceivedwordfromKolkatasome time back INNOVATIVE SCHEMES neurstoearnaliving. tivists,among others.Inacountrywhere went on to join the Parliament. It wasthis moneythat could be better spent on im- that the Nirad Chaudhuri corner had been Finance MinisterNirmala Sitharaman’s Whiletherewerewomen in themedia womenwereonce notallowed to leave other side of the Afghan woman, one that provingpublicservices,Iwelcomedthepol- temporarilyclosedfor repairs. He got sus- NationalMonetisation Pipeline scheme of- in Afghanistan, the industryhad been theirhomes andfear of tortureand death the worldhad seen very littleof, that Zan icyandwasvilifiedbyDynastyloyalistsand picious when the club refusedtopermit fers diverse opportunitiesfor Indianand largely male- dominated. One of my col- loomed large, theshowgaverole models TVcapturedand which inspiredme to join sundrysocialists.Theyaccusedmeofnot the loaneditems to beeven photographed foreign private capital to raise funds, with- leagues (whom Ican’t name to ensureher to young girls and women. It gave them them. It gave me therolemodels that I understanding that the public sector was to facilitateawell-known producer who is out impacting government ownership. safety) told me howwhen she told her hope of achieving their true potential. neededinmylifetoo. meanttocreatejobs and notmakeprofits. making adocumentaryonChoudhuri for One innovative suggestion is forprivate familyshe wanted to become ajournalist, Manyofthose dreams maynever see Unfortunately, since Taliban forces Well, the truth is that it has created toofew his125th anniversary. The club’s CEO con- parties to handlerail operations to tourist aftergraduating from college, theywere the lightofthe daynow.Given their past surgedthrough the Capital and otherparts jobsfor toomuchinvestment.The charge tinues to be evasive aboutproducingthe destinations. Another is forurban munici- apprehensive.Soshe took up teaching, con- record, the Taliban cannotbetrusted, and of the country, the broadcasthas stopped. that trulyastoundedmewas thatthe pri- artefacts, whichare said to belockedaway palities to hireout little-usedstadia, which sidered ajob suitable forwomen in that is whymyAfghanistan-based col- We have been updating news on theout- vate sector must notbetrusted because it in acupboard. In itslastreplytoPrithvi, the areinurgent needofrepair. Afghanistan. But when she heardabout leagues want to leave.But as Ishare their let’s online platforms, but that’s all. But as createdNPAs(non-performing assets)and club suggestedthat it would firstvet the Zan TV,she convincedher familyand got pain over long phone calls and advise them, we find ourwaythrough this difficult time, corruption.Almost everypublicsectorcom- documentaryscriptbeforeproceeding,for- the job. Her income helpedher familytoo. Iamalso awarethat lifeasarefugee is very some memoriesbring asmile to my face panyisanNPA.And, thereisnoshortage of gettingitdoesnot ownthe pieces,which RISKY BUSINESS Then therewerefamilieswho were unsure difficult.Thesewomenhadthriving careers and revive hope.Once, when an acquain- crooksand corruption. were presented as aloan. Poll surveys of the mood of the nation have about their daughters cominginfront of in Afghanistan,but in anew country, where tance andIweretalkingaboutmy work,he We justhear toolittle about them. It is been embarrassinglyinaccurateinthe past the camerafor news reports. they mightnot even understand thelan- told me about his cousin in Afghanistan true thatVijay Mallya andNirav Modi fled and consequentlymanymedia barons Amongthe50-60 employees atZanTV guage at first, provingtheir credentials will who wanted to become ajournalist and without paying theirloans, but whydowe DIFFERENT STROKES have abandonedthis expensive exercise. —writers, producers, directors, reporters be very tough.Some of them who have howshe struggledtoconvinceher family, hearsolittleaboutRaviParthasarathywho The Indian government is said to be com- Amajor media group whichcommis- and anchors —manyofthem in their 20s, managed to fleehaveleftbehindtheir but then went on to do very well. He said did the same thing? Wasitbecause the pletely outofthe loopinAfghanistan, with sionedaMood of the Nation survey before suchstories were commonplace. Some of school and collegedegrees. Theywill have the familywas reallyproud of her.Turns companyheheaded, IL&FS, is apublicsec- Pakistantrying to ensurethat thereisno Independence Dayperhaps developed my colleagues were also the sole bread- to startfromscratch. All the progress of the out, she wasthe same girlwho had taken torcompanywhosemaininvestorhasbeen rapprochement with the Taliban. cold feet afterseeing theratings. The sur- winners of their families. pastyears will come to naught. up teaching before joining ZanTV! the Government of India? In 2018,justbe- Nevertheless,tillthe Kabulairport bomb veyindicatedthat the supportfor Modi as The job gave them achance to go out My familywas forced to leave What is happening nowisheart-break- fore thiscompanypostedalossof Rs99,354 blasts,India managed itslarge-scale emi- PM had plummetedfrom66% to 24%ina on the streetsand getsound-bites of other Afghanistaninthe mid-’90s during the ing, but with women likemygrandmother, crore, Mr Parthasarathy, afamous socialite gration operations fairly smoothly. year and that Yogi Adityanath had an 11% womenonissuesthatmattered.Theywere Mujahideen regime. Iwas in junior school mother andthe manyemployees of Zan TV and bon vivant, fledtoLondonsupposedly Although the Kabulairport is guarded on rating, making him the secondmostpop- also secureinthe knowledgethattheir then, and would oftenhear stories of war who aredetermined to grow and thrive,a to receive treatment forcancer.When the allsides by the Taliban, the Indian govern- ular prime ministerial candidate, although work will beunderstood by editors backat and persecution from my motherand newbeginning maybearound the corner. noise dieddown, he returnedtoMumbai mentmanagedto sneakin batchesof evac- his home state, UP,isstill recovering from the office, whichwas notthe case in other grandmother.But along with those, there and livedquietlywhile his subordinates uees seeking shelter in India. The refugees the aftereffectsofthe Covid pandemic. The media outletswhere the editoriallenswas were also accountsofgritand courage Canada-based Fariah Saidi is went to jail.Parthasarathywas safe, until were broughtfromashelter wherethey group’s magazine waiteddiscreetlytill af- largely male. shown by Afghanwomen and howthey programme director at Zan TV last June, because he had cultivatedsome arebeing temporarilyaccommodated. terIndependence Daytoreleasethe data In the pastyear,our show Women of kept their families afloat. Theydidn’t just (As told to AnkitaDwivedi Johri) of themostpowerfulmeninDelhithrough However, thereare differences between and focusedmoreonthe economic sur- Impact,hostedbyone of my colleagues survive,theythrived. an interesting system of bribery. Thesons theMEAandtheHome Ministryastowho vey. Thegroup’s Hindi channel ignoredthe basedinGermany, gainedalot of popular- Despitethe ongoing wars, the levelof National Editor Shalini Langer curates the of senior officials and politicians always should be granted asylum in India, apart pollfindings entirely. ity.Ithelped us connectwith Afghan educationamong them washigh, many fortnightly ‘She Said’ column found jobs in IL&FS and those who needed funds forexpensive foreign educations were also helped,aswerewives who wanted foreignexchange on tripsabroad. Parthasarathyisnow rotting in aChennai history jail because in June the Tamil Nadu Economic Offences Wing managed to sur- HEADLINE Afghan or Indian? Alongidentitybattle prise him at home andarresthim. Not onlyare public sector companies DIVYAGOYALGOPAL oftendens of moreiniquity,nepotism and [email protected] Soon,GuruNanak’sfollowersgrew and Afghanistanhas been dwindling since stood at 650, with around 400moving to theselanguages. Hindi entered their lives corruption than private companies, they manySikhs from Kabul begantovisit 1992, following the SovietWar when the Indiasoonafter.AsTalibanforcestookover, through Bollywood films in the 1980s and have less excusebecause instead of creat- Punjabtopay their respectstoSikhgurus. governmentfell andMujahideen rebels just280 of them were left. 1990s, and while manyunderstand the lan- ing wealth forIndia theyhaveserved AS THE lastbatches of Afghan Sikhs and Later,the seventh Sikh Guru, Har Rai, also took over Kabul. Between 1992 and 2001, Butevenastheyfindnewhomesinnew guagenow,not all of them speak it. The way mostlytosuckitup. Theyare so unprof- Hindusarrive inIndiafromtheTaliban-be- playedapivotal role in sending Sikh mis- the communities facedpersecution at the countries —and areviewedthrough the Afghan Sikhs wrap their turbans tooisdif- itable that it is estimated that five compa- sieged nation,manymembers have been sionaries to Kabul and a dharamsaal (gurd- hands of both the Mujahideenand then the prism of their religionand ties to India — ferent from Indian Sikhs, and their food, nies account for40% of all profits. The pub- assertingthat ‘Weare Afghans’and not wara)was establishedinthe city. Taliban, andmanymembers took refugein their clothes,language,food andcultureall with delicacies suchasAshak and Mantu, lic sector needs real reform, and the Prime ‘Hindustanis’, as being portrayed by some. “Severaldocumentsrecordthethriving Canada, Austria, the US and UK. bear adistinct Afghan identity.The Sikhs has moreincommon with other Afghan Ministerdeserves praise forattempting it. The realityisthat, likeincase of most trade of Hindusand Sikhs in Afghan soci- Manyofthoseoldfearswere revivedre- fromtheregioncanbebroadlydividedinto communities than with the cuisine of India will neversee real prosperity un- communities, history is interlinked.The ety, but today99% of them have leftthe centlywhenasuicidebombattackkilledat three categories: Pashtun Sikhs, who hail Punjab. AttanMilli, an Afghani dance,isalso tilwerealise that socialism wasabad idea rootsofSikhism in Afghanistandatebackto country. Afghanistan... refuses to acknowl- least18Hindus and SikhsinJuly2018, in- from provincessuchasKhost andPaktia apartoftheir culture. that shouldhavebeen abandonedlong the16th Century, whenGuru Nanak vis- edge them as theirnatives but they have cluding AwtarSingh Khalsa who wasthen and speak Pashtoand Dari; Sikhs from “Weare Sikhs,but notHindustanis. We ago. Neverhas India neededmoretoshow ited the countrytospreadthe messageof madecontributionstotheirmotherlandde- runningforparliamentarypolls.Hewasfa- Kabul, Nangarhar,Ghazni, Kundoz, areAfghans,” says Pritpal Singh, aLondon that it can become the economichub of “peace, brotherhood and tolerance”. As per spiteaturbulentjourney. CananAfghanbe ther of current Afghan MP NarendraSingh LaghmanandLogar,whospeaktheHindko resident who visited Afghanistan in 2012 the subcontinent. This does notmean that his travel history recordedinthe earliest aHindu or aSikh? History says YES,”notes Khalsa who arrivedinIndia last week. dialect of Punjabi; and the Siraiki-dialect to film adocumentaryin hisfather’sances- our problems with jihadi Islam will die a Janamsakhis,during his fourth udaasi historianInderjeetSinghinAfghanSikhsand Lastyear,onMarch 25,whenaterrorat- speaking Sikhs from Kandahar,Urugzan. tral town Jalalabad.“We hadtoflee in 1992 quietdeath. Theywillnot.And we must (travel) between1519-1521, he visitedpres- Hindus: AHistory of AThousand Years. tack by an Islamic Stategunmankilled 25 But with Dari (Persian) and Pashtobe- and Isee the same happening again. My neverforget26/11because it can happen ent-dayKabul, Kandahar,Jalalabad and From an estimatedone-twolakh in the Sikhs at GurdwaraHar RaiSahib in Kabul, ing spoken all over ,mostmembers of the children, who have grownupinLondon, again. We needtobecome strong enough Sultanpur,with Bhai Mardana. 1970s, the number of Hindus and Sikhs in theSikh-Hindupopulation in Afghanistan communityare proficient in at leastone of maynever be able to visitAfghanistan.” to prevent it.

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`24,713-CRDEAL WITHRELIANCE RETAIL STATE RECEIVESPROPOSEDINVESTMENT OF OVER `9,000CRORE Soren launches2021 industrial FutureRetailmovesSCagainstDelhiHC policy: We’re trying to leverage order:‘Unimaginable’damageifnodeal Jharkhand’s infinite resources

“unimaginable” damagetothe with RIL and held that the Future unlistedfirms,FutureCouponsLtd EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ENSECONOMICBUREAU group, including possible job ED Objection Group willfullyviolated theEA’s had approachedthe SIAC. NEWDELHI,AUGUST28 MUMBAI,AUGUST28 losses for35,575 employees, and from order.The high courtrejected all In Augustlastyear,Reliance putatriskroughlyRs28,000crore PLAIN E the objections raisedbyFuture Retailhadsaiditwouldacquirethe THE TWO-DAY Investor Summit ● Amazon FUTURERETAIL(FRL)onSaturday in bank loans and debentures. EX GroupandimposedacostofRs20 retailandwholesalebusiness,and held by the Jharkhand govern- movedtheSupremeCourtagainst Amazon, whichhas been in- lakh on it as well as itsdirectors. the logistics and warehousing ment here sawaproposedin- an order by the Delhi High Court volved in adispute withFuture, LAST AUGUST, RelianceRe- Earlierthismonth,FutureGro- businessofFutureGroup in adeal vestment of over Rs 9,000 crore to maintain status quoinrelation accuses FRL of violatingcontracts tailsaiditwouldacquirethe up promoters —including Biyani worthRs24,713 crore.Thescheme in the state, with the launchof to the KishoreBiyani-ledcompa- when it sold itsretailassets to retail, wholesale, logistics andseveralgroupholdingcompa- of arrangement entailedconsoli- the Jharkhand Industrial and ny’s Rs 24,713-croredeal with RelianceIndustries(RIL) lastyear. andwarehousingbusiness nies—had approachedthe dationofFutureGroup’sretailand Investment Promotion Policy Reliance Retail and directing it to On February2,asingle-judge of FutureGroup forRs Supreme Court againstanorder wholesaleassets intoone entity (JIIPP)2021. enforcetheSingapore-basedEm- benchofthe Delhi HC had di- 24,713 crore. Thedeal has passedbytheDelhiHighCourtdi- FutureEnterprises Ltd and then Companies whichhave JharkhandChief MinisterHemant Soren, with Chief ergency Arbitrator’s(EA)order. rectedFRL to maintainstatus quo beencontestedbyAmazon, rectingtoenforce the order of the transferring it to RelianceRetail. been already active in the state, SecretarySukhdevSingh (left) and AdditionalChief “Please be informedthat the inrelationto itsdealwithReliance aninvestorinFutureCoup- Singapore-basedEA. The deal hasbeen contested suchasTataSteel, Dalmia Group, Secretary—Health ArunSingh (right), at the launchof companyhas filedaspecial leave Retail, an RIL arm, whichwas ob- ons that in turn is ashare- Passing an interim order,the by Amazon, an investor in Future Steel Authority Limited of India JharkhandIndustrial and Investment PromotionPolicy petitionbefore theSupremeCourt jected to by Amazon. Justice JR holder in FutureRetail Ltd. EA of SingaporeInternational Coupons thatinturn is ashare- (SAIL), AdhunikPower andPrem 2021, in NewDelhi, on Saturday. Prem Nath Pandey againstthe impugnedorders Midhasaidthecourtwassatisfied TheSChadonAugust6up- Arbitration Centre(SIAC) had on holder in FutureRetail Ltd. The Rubber Works, have givenin datedFebruary2.2021andMarch thatanimmediateinterim order held Amazon’s plea. October 25 last year restrained apexcourthadonAugust6upheld writing their proposed 18,2021passedby‘Ld. Single wasrequiredtobepassedtopro- FutureGroup from going ahead Amazon’s plea. investment in the coming three- path of development. The gov- unrestinJharkhand. We have a Judge’. The SLP will be listedfor tect the rightsofAmazon. withits deal with RIL to sellits re- It had ruledinfavour of four years. ernment has steppedupand we very good lawand order situa- hearinginduecourse,”FRLsaidin Later,onMarch 18,the court Retail to sell itsbusiness, which tail and wholesale business, and Amazonandheldthatanawardof As per documentssent by the willnot stop here. From the very tion. Youwill neverhear of any aregulatory filing. It has argued upheld the Singapore-based EA’s wasobjected to by Amazon. the logisticsand warehousing an EA of aforeigncountryisen- Chief Minister’s Office, Dalmia beginning, the state government organisedextortion gang. Even thatif thedealwithReliancedoes- order restraining FRL from going JusticeMidhadirectedFRLnot business. Amazon, whichhas 49 forceable underthe Indian Group signedanMoU of Rs 500 has been deliberatinguponhow Naxalism has shrunk to afew re- n’t go through, it would cause ahead withits deal withReliance to take further actiononthe deal per cent stakeinone of Future’s Arbitration and ConciliationAct. croretoexpand theircementpl- to generateemployment in mote pocketsofJharkhandand it ant and the proposedcom- Jharkhand. Our focus largely re- is likelytobeeliminatedfrom the mencement of production will volved around industries based geographyofJharkhand in acou- be March 2023. on mines and minerals ... but we ple of months.Jharkhand invites POLICY WATCH ■ Computer software and The documentsstatedthat arenow also working in the field you, invites youwith open arms.” JAN DHAN SCHEME FDI equity inflows up 168% hardware: 17% Tata Steelhas “expressedtheir in- of tourism, education, renewable He addedthat sevenbureaucrats ■ Services sector: 11% tent” to invest Rs 3,000croreover energy, food processing, automo- travelledtoDelhi from Ranchi to to $17.57 bn duringApr-Jun next three years with “expansion bile, pharma and textile.” “solicit and woo” investors. $6.56billion of capacities”’ofcoaland iron ore He addedthat in renewable “It’s abeautiful statewith a FinMin to banks: FDI inflowintoequities in thecountry rose by morethan mines and “downstream” value energy,the stateiscoming up beautiful landscape. It is astate twofoldto$17.57billion during April-June this fiscal, an FDIequityinflowduring addedsteel portfolio. with a“big project” and planning withavastrangeofflora and official statement said April-June2020-21 SAIL, too, has expressedin- to establishIndia’s “largest float- fauna. Thirty per cent of our land Micro insurance, flexi tent to invest Rs 4,000 crorein ing solar plant”, and emphasised is coveredwith forest,withsuch $22.53billion Gua MinesinWestSinghbhum that Jharkhand also has potential vast productionofminor forest schemes for PMJDY Totalforeigndirectinvestment districtfor over aperiod of three in tourism,pharma, educational produce that it is aparadise for (FDI)inflowduringthefirst years, as per the document. IT institutes amongothers. anyone interestedinthe agro- Sevenyears on:43crore accounts threemonthsof2021-22, willupgradeGua minesfrom4 Soren said these investments food processing industry,”the against$11.84billioninthe MT capacity to 10 MT capacity in the coming months will lead Chief Secretaryfurther said. sameperiodofthelastyear and install apalletplant of 4MT to around 20,000 direct and Jharkhand Industries Secret- with `1.46 lakh croredeposits capacity.Asper the press release around 1.5lakh indirect employ- aryPoojaSinghal said the state DEPOSITSPERA/C(IN`) issuedbythe stategovernment, ment. “All potential investors has prepared aSingle Window ENSECONOMICBUREAU TOPSTATESASPER Adhunik Powerwill invest Rs who would committoengage35 ClearancePolicyinvarioussec- 3,500 NEWDELHI,AUGUST28 SHAREOFTOTALFDI 1,900crore and another com- per cent of their workforcefrom tors to invite investors.She said

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mational change” in financial 9 TOTALFDI: SHAREOFTOTALFDI ■ Karnataka: 48% At thelaunchofthe JIIPP 2021, overand above the existing pro- up industries, and threw light on 1 7

2,000 9 21 inclusion brought about by 2,78 ■ Equity inflows EQUITYINFLOWS ■ Maharasthra: 23% Chief MinisterHemant Soren visions of thenew JIIPP 2021.”he various aspectsrelatedtowhy in- 18 3, 27 7 2,52 1,500 2,

the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan 1, ■ Reinvested earnings RECEIVEDINQ1FY22: ■ Delhi: 11% said, “The stategovernment added. vestors should invest in Yojana (PMJDY) in aseven- 74 ■ Other capital ■ Automobile industry:27% Source:CommerceMinistry/PTI wantstomoveforward with the During the event, Jharkhand Jharkhand. She also talkedabout 1,000 1, year period, the government 500 cooperationofthe investors. We Chief SecretarySukhdevSingh the JIIPP 2021, ethanol policy, said Saturdaybankshavenow Why is it important: The FDI trends are an endorsement of India’s status aretrying to leverage the infinite said, “Our human capitalisvery road connectivity,electric vehi- been askedto improveaccess 0 as apreferred investment destination amongst global investors resources whichnaturehas healthyand very law-abiding. cle policy,AdityapurCluster Aug’15 Aug’21 of account holders in the giftedJharkhand and walk the Youwill neverhavetoface labour through apresentation. scheme to micro-credit and Source: FinanceMinistry microinvestment products, likeflexi-recurring schemes. capable of delivering financial DRAFT OF DECLARATION FTA talks Accordingto afutureroad services to the lastperson of Forex reserves slide map forthe scheme, the the society —the poorestof Withdrawal of retro tax demands: FinanceMinistryhassaidthat the poor,” FinanceMinister with nations banksshould ensurethat eli- Nirmala Sitharaman said. for second straight gible account holders arepro- The proportion of opera- ‘Irrevocable’undertakingbycos like UK, UAE videdthe linked microinsur- tional Jan Dhan accountshas ance policies to improve risen to 85.6 per cent or 36.86 week, down $2.47bn progressing safetynets. croreinAugust2021, from 76 to drop cases against government Over the seven-year pe- per cent or 23.15 crorein fast: Goyal riod since Prime Minister August17, the Centresaid. AMIDFALLINCURRENCYASSETS NarendraModi launchedthe AJan Dhan account is ENSECONOMICBUREAU The I-TDepartment rules provide details for PMJDYscheme, the number treatedas inoperative if there August13August20 NEWDELHI,AUGUST28 of accountshas risento43.04 arenocustomer induced 20212021 companies to give an ‘irrevocable’ undertaking to croreinAugust2021from transactions in it forovertwo Foreign currency assets 576,374 573,009 FOLLOWINGTHE decisionto withdraw alllegal cases againstthe government as 17.9 croreinAugust 2015, years. Out of the total, 8.2 per scrap the retrospective taxation Gold 36,336 37,249 well as an undertaking to notpursue anyinfuture while the depositshaveshot cent accountsare zerobal- provision, the Income Tax up to Rs 1.46 lakh crorefrom ance accounts. SDRs 1,5441,541 DepartmentonSaturdayreleased Rs 22,901crore during the “Todaywemarkseven Reservetranche position 5,111 5,096 rules that will help close taxde- purchase of a67per cent stakein pending litigation and furnishing Commerce and Industry same period. years of #PMJanDhan, an ini- Total619,365 616,895 mandsagainstcompaniessuchas Hutchison Whampoa for$11 bil- of anundertakingto theeffectthat MinisterPiyushGoyal File Of this, 55.47per cent tiative that hasforever trans- Cairn Energy and Vodafone Plc. lion.Laterin2014,theCentre used no claim forcost, damages,inter- (23.87crore)Jan Dhanac- formedIndia’s development in million US dollars; source: Reserve Bank of India/Reuters The rules provide details for the same section to raise taxde- est, etc. shall be filedand such countholdersarewomenand trajectory. It has ensured fi- companiesto give an‘irrevocable’ mandagainstCairnEnergyPlcfor other conditions arefulfilledas NewDelhi: India is fast progress- 66.69 per cent (28.70 crore) nancial inclusion and alifeof FCAs declinedby$3.365 bil- undertakingto withdraw alllegal restructuring done in 2006.After maybeprescribed,” the taxde- ing in discussions on different holders areinrural and semi- dignityaswell as empower- ENSECONOMICBUREAU lion to $573.009 billion. cases againstthe government as the retrospectiveamendment partmentsaid in astatement. free-trade agreements(FTAs) urban areas. Depositsper ac- ment forcountless Indians. NEWDELHI,AUGUST28 Expressedindollar terms, the wellasanundertakingto notpur- movedbythe UPA-ledgovern- The amountpaid/collected in with countries,including the UK count have risento Rs3,398in Jan Dhan Yojana has also foreign currency assets include sue anyinfuture. ment in 2012,tax demands were these cases shall be refunded, and the UAE, to further enhance August2021fromRs1,279 in helpedfurther transparency,” THECOUNTRY’Sforeignexchange the effect of appreciation or de- Earlier this month, the Centre raisedin17cases,outof whichtax without anyinterest, on fulfill- trade and investment ties, Augustin2015, theministry the Prime Ministersaid in reserves declinedby$2.47billion preciationof non-USunitslikethe hadbroughtinTheTaxationLaws amountof Rs8,100crore hasbeen mentof thesaidconditions,itsaid, CommerceandIndustryMinister said in astatement on tweetonSaturday. to reach$616.895 billion in the euro, pound and yenheld in the (Amendment) Act2021stating collected forfour cases. adding adraft of theundertaking Piyush Goyalsaid on Saturday. Saturday, detailing progress of On the road ahead, the week ended August20, RBIdata foreign exchangereserves. thatnotaxdemand shallberaised “The amendment made by is being releasedfor comments. Under an FTA, twotrading the scheme. Finance Ministrysaid that el- showedonFriday. Goldreserveswere upby $913 forany indirect transfer of Indian 2021Actalsoprovidesthatthede- Thedeclarationprovidesfor a partnersreduceoreliminatecus- “Thejourney of PMJDY- igible PMJDYaccount holders In the previous week ended millionto $37.249billioninthere- assets if thetransaction wasun- mand raisedfor offshoreindirect companyto“irrevocablywith- toms dutiesonthe maximum ledinterventionsundertaken willbesought to be covered August13, 2021,the reserveshad portingweek,the datashowed. dertakenbeforeMay 28, 2012. transferof Indianassetsmadebe- draw,discontinue and notpur- numberof goodstradedbetween over ashortspan of seven under the Pradhan Mantri declinedby$2.099 billion to The special drawing rights The government had, in 2012, fore 28thMay, 2012 (includingthe sue” anypresent or futurelegal them. Besides,theyliberalise years has, in effect, produced Suraksha Bima Yojana and $619.365billion. (SDRs)with the International retrospectively amendedthe validation of demand provided challengeagainstthetaxdemand. norms to enhance tradeinserv- bothtransformationalaswell Pradhan MantriJeevanJyoti In the reporting week,the de- MonetaryFund(IMF) dipped by Income-tax Act. This wasinre- under Section 119ofthe Finance The department has invited icesandboostinvestments.Goyal as directional change, thereby Bima Yojana. crease in the reserves wasdue to $3 million at $1.541 billion. sponse to aSupreme Courtver- Act2012)shall benullifiedonful- suggestionsandcommentsonthe saidIndiaisengagingwithnations making the emerging FI (fi- Full reporton adropinthe foreigncurrency as- Thecountry’sreserveposition dict,whichhad held that fillment of specifiedconditions draftnotification of the rules, havingtransparentruleof lawand nancial inclusion) ecosystem www.indianexpress.com sets (FCAs), as per weeklydataby with the IMF slippedby$15 mil- Vodafone cannotbetaxed fora suchaswithdrawal or furnishing whichcan be submitted by with whom India can have confi- the ReserveBank of India (RBI). lion to $5.096 billion. 2007 transactionthatinvolvedits of undertaking forwithdrawal of September 4. dencethatitwillgetafairdeal. PTI BRIEFLY Google Play app store DahodWorkshop RECENT INFLATION READINGS ‘CAUSEFOR CONCERN’, HESAID AT JACKSON HOLE CONFERENCE revenue reached $11.2 bn NewDelhi: AlokKansal, GeneralManager of Why Powellstill thinkshigh inflation is ‘temporary’ Western Railway,has inau- in 2019, lawsuit says guratedtherenamedDahod case to stakeout at atime when other side.” Workshop via video link. ANNSAPHIR inflationissappingconsumersen- And,of course,itcomesasFed Thepreviouslynamed‘Loco WASHINGTON,AUGUST28 timentand becoming apolitical officialsthemselvesfullyjointheir PARESHDAVE Attorneys general for Carriage&Wagon hotpotatojustasPresidentJoeBi- owninternal debate aboutwhen OAKLAND,AUGUST28 Utah &36other US states Workshop,Dahod’hasbeen USFEDERALReserveChairJerome denweighsPowell’sappointment to startbackingawayfromthe renamed‘RollingStock Powell on Fridaypushedback forasecondterm as Fedchief. emergency measures imple- ALPHABET INC’S Google gener- or districtsare suing Workshop, Dahod’. againstconcerns that swiftlyris- Powell’s decisiontobuild the mented to shield the economy ated $11.2billion in revenue Google over alleged ing prices could be an enduring caseforwhy inflationisn’taworry fromthedisruptions—stillongo- from itsmobile app storein antitrustviolations featureofthe economy, forcing —ratherthan sketch out what ingto somedegree—oftheCovid- 2019,according to acourt filing CIIpollofCEOs the central bank to raise interest couldgowrong —drew praise 19 pandemic. unsealedonSaturday, offering a with the app store NewDelhi:Asignificanteco- ratesand cut shortthe recovery. from advocates of the year-old Indeed,Powell used his clearviewintothe service’s fi- nomic recovery is on the While recent inflation read- policyframework hechampioned speechonFridaytoacknowledge nancial resultsfor thefirsttime. eratingincome, foranoperating anvil in 2021-22, as indi- ings are“acause forconcern,” thatemphasizestheFed’sfullem- At Friday’s Jackson Hole Conference, US FedChair Jerome that,atleastasoflastmonth’spol- Attorneys general forUtah margin of over 62 percent. catedby achief executive of- Powell told the Kansas City Fed’s ployment goal andrejectsthe Powell said he wasinfavour of theFed startingtoreduceits icy meeting, he wasinfavourof and 36 other US states or districts The figuresinclude sales of ficerspollconductedamong annual Jackson Hole economic kind of preemptiveinflation- $120 billion in monthlyassetpurchases this year. Reuters file theFedstartingto reduceits$120 suing Google over alleged an- apps, in-app purchase and app 117seniorCEOsattherecent symposium,responding to what fighting rate hikes that were the billioninmonthlyassetpurchases titrustviolationswiththe app storeads. Google is fighting the meeting of the Confederat- heseesaslikelytobeatemporary stock-in-tradeof theFedinitspre- this year,with inflation already storealso said in the newly chargesthatitabuses itsalleged ion of Indian Industry(CII) trendby tighteningmonetarypol- vious incarnations. risks, with HarvardUniversity’s Obama administration, saying meeting the bar to do so, and fur- unredacted filing thatthe busi- monopolyinapp sales for National Council. ENS icy could bea“particularly harm- It also sparkedcriticism from Jason Furman, who wasaformer thatPowellwas“failingto take se- therprogressontheemployment ness in 2019 had $8.5 billion in Android devices.Atrial datehas ful” mistake. It wasaprovocative those less sanguine about the senior economic aide in the riouslyany argumentsonthe front expected. REUTERS gross profit and $7 billion in op- notbeen set. REUTERS Kolkata WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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TOPOFTHE 2ISLAMIC STATE ‘PLANNERS’ KILLEDINDRONE STRIKE NEAR PAK BORDER US intelagencies fail WORLD USstartstroopwithdrawalfrom to reach conclusion on Covid-19 origins Kabul,retaliatesforairportblast LALITKJHA US’ Director of National WASHINGTON,AUGUST28 Intelligence said in a Protesters take cover THE US intelligence community reportthat the virus during clashes at the Taliban largely seal offairport has failedtoreachany firm con- probablyemergedand Gaza border. AP clusion on the exact origin of infected humans Covid-19 andissplit on whether REUTERS&AP it leaked from alab in Chinaor through an initial WESTASIA KABUL,AUGUST28 emergedinnature, even though small-scale exposure Palestinianchild it does notbelieve theviruswas US TROOPS have begun their developedasabiological that occurrednolater diesweekafter withdrawal from Kabulairport, weapon, according to resultsof than November 2019 the Pentagon said on Saturday, adetailedreviewordered by beingshotat following atwo-week scramble UK troops return. AP President Joe Biden. Gazaborder by Washington andits alliesto The Director of National virusbefore theinitialoutbreakof flyout their nationals and Intelligence in areport on Friday Covid-19emerged, it said. A12-YEAR-OLD Afghans at risk of reprisals under FINALUKEVACUATION said SARS-CoV-2, the virus that “Afterexaminingall available Palestinian boywho was Afghanistan’s newTaliban rulers. causes Covid-19, probably intelligencereporting and other shotinthe head by Israeli As it neared the end of a20- FLIGHTLEAVESKABUL emergedand infected humans information, the IC (intelligence forces duringademon- year militaryinvolvement in the London: Britain endedevacu- through an initialsmall-scale ex- committee) remains dividedon stration at the Gaza-Israeli country, the US said it had killed ation flightsfromKabul air- posure that occurred no later the mostlikelyorigin of Covid- border lastweek diedof twoIslamic Statemilitantsplan- port on Saturdayand began than November 2019 with the 19.All agencies assess that two his wounds Saturday, ning attacks in Afghanistanfol- bringingtroopshome,evenas firstknown clusterofCovid-19 hypotheses areplausible: natu- Gaza healthofficialssaid. lowing adeadlybombing out- theUK’stopmilitaryofficerac- cases arising in Wuhan, China, in ralexposuretoaninfected ani- Hassan Abual-Neil was side the airportonThursday. knowledged“wehaven’tbeen December 2019. mal and alaboratory-associated shotonAugust21during American officials also able to bring everybody out”. However, therewas no una- incident,” the reportsaid. the demonstration organ- warnedofahigh riskoffurther Britain’sdefenceministrysaid nimity amongthe intelligence Acknowledgingthe receiptof isedbyGaza’sHamas attacks by the group —enemies the final flight forAfghan citi- Families evacuated from Kabul arrive at WashingtonDulles InternationalAirport, in community on the origins of the the report, Biden in astatement rulers to protestthe crip- of both the West and the Taliban zenshadleftKabulandfurther Chantilly, Virginia, on Friday. AP coronavirus. said his administration will do pling blockade imposed —asitwinds up itsmission. The flightsoverthe weekend will “The viruswas notdeveloped everythingitcanto tracetheroots by Egyptand Israel. US and alliedforeign forces are bringhomeBritishtroopsand as abiological weapon. Most of this outbreak that has caused Violence eruptedwhen seeking to withdrawbya diplomats, though theymay agencies also assess with low so much pain and deatharound Palestinian protesters be- Tuesdaydeadline setby alsocarryafewremainingUK Taliban preparetoset up govt confidence that SARS-CoV-2 the worldsothat theycan take ganthrowing rocksand President Joe Biden. or Afghan civilians. Britain’s probably wasnot geneticallyen- everynecessaryprecaution to explosivesatIsraelitroops The airportblast, which ambassador to Afghanistan, gineered;however, twoagencies prevent it from happening again. near the fortifiedborder. killedscores of people including LaurieBristow,said from as US evacuation nears end believe therewas notsufficient Reacting to the report, Israeli troops responded 13 US troops, highlighted the Kabulairportthatitwas“time evidence to makeanassessment China said the US intelligence by opening fire,wounding peril of the final stages of the to closethisphaseoftheoper- Mounting frustrationinKabul over economic hardships either way,”saidthe unclassified community’s reportonCovid- over 40 Palestinians, in- mission. Biden promisedon ation now”. AP version of the report. 19 originsis“notscientifically cluding al-Neil. AP Thursdaythat Washington ready been appointed to run key The reportdid notname the credible” and Washington’sas- would go afterthe perpetrators. REUTERS Taliban institutions including the min- intelligence agencies. sertion of lackoftransparency An overnight US drone attack US officials said another at- AUGUST28 spokesperson istries of public health and edu- The intelligencecommittee on the partofBeijing is onlyan killedtwo Islamic Stateplanners tack againstthe Kabul airport Zabihullah cation and the central bank. also assesses that China’s officials excuse forpoliticising and stig- MALI and woundedanother in wasanear certainty,and there THE TALIBAN said on Saturday Mujahid UN officials have warnedthat didnothaveforeknowledge of the matising the issue. PTI Ex-president,PM Nangarhar province, US Army were fears that it couldbemore theywouldannounceanew gov- Afghanistanfacesahumanitarian MajorGeneralWilliam Taylor destructive than Thursday’s at- ernment forAfghanistaninthe catastrophe,withlarge partsofthe releasedfrom said, referring to an eastern area tack.The US embassy in Kabul coming week and expected the following Thursday’s suicide at- countrysuffering from extreme housearrest that borders Pakistan. warnedAmericanstoavoid the economic turbulence and sharp tack near the airportasa“clear drought conditions. As of Saturday, therewere airport. currency fallsthatfollowedtheir attackonAfghan territory”. The economy,shattered after MALI’S FORMER interim fewerthan 4,000 US troops at Taliban forces sealedoff the take-overofthe city twoweeks But he appealed to the US and four decades of war, also faces president Bah Ndawand Kabul airport, the official, who airportonSaturdaytomost agotosubsidequickly. otherWesternnationsto maintain the loss of billionsofdollarsin prime minister Moctar declinedtobeidentified, told Afghans hoping forevacuation. Zabihullah Mujahid, the diplomatic relations aftertheir foreign aid, following the with- Ouane have been released Reuters, down from 5,800at the Taliban leaders deployedextra movement’s main spokesman, withdrawal, whichheexpected drawal of Western embassies fromhousearrestbytheau- peak of the evacuation mission. forces outside the airportto madethecommentstoReutersas would be completed“very soon”. from the country. thoritieswho oustedthem The WhiteHouse said the prevent large crowds from the US militarywinds down its Thereismounting frustra- Mujahidsaid the economic in May, acommittee moni- next fewdays were likelytobe gathering. Newlayers of check- mission to evacuateUScitizens tion in Kabul at the severe eco- problems being experienced toringthepost-couptransi- the mostdangerous of the evac- pointssprang up on roads lead- andvulnerableAfghansandwith- nomic hardship causedbya would be easedonce the new tionsaidonFriday. Theirde- uation operation. TheUnited ing to the airport, some draw troops from Kabulairport plummeting currency and rising government wasinplace. “The The Wuhan InstituteofVirology. File tention by militaryofficers States and allies have taken manned by Talibanfighters. aheadofanAug 31 deadline. food prices, with banksstillshut- fall of Afghaniagainst foreign in MaymarkedMali’s sec- about 111,900people out of Areas wherelarge crowds had Mujahid condemnedan teredtwo weeksafter the fall of currency is temporaryand it is ond coup since the over- Afghanistaninthe pasttwo gathered over the pasttwo overnight US drone strike the citytothe Taliban. because of the situation that throw of PresidentIbrahim weeks, the Pentagon has said. weekswerelargely empty. againstIslamic Statemilitants Mujahidsaid officials had al- suddenlychanged,” he said. BoubacarKeitatheprevious Risk of hospitalisations August. An international body tracking this political transitionhasbeenpushing ‘Didn’t need to happen’: Pentagon seeks answersfor attack higher with Delta thecurrentinterimauthor- itiesto releasethetwofrom and 13 US service members. tack,whichwas claimedby takeoverof thecapital,themilitary house arrest. REUTERS IDREESALI It wasatragic coda to Islamic StateKhorasan (ISIS-K). had been seeking approval to get variant: Britishstudy WASHINGTON,AUGUST28 America’s 20-year warin But at some point,McKenzie at-riskAfghansoutof thecountry. USA Afghanistan, the largest loss of added,troops had no choicebut But the slowtempo of pro- Louisianabraces BY WEDNESDAY night, US intel- lifefor theUSmilitary thereina to comeincontactwithpeople cessing and inability to secure ADITIKHANNA ligence agencies were near cer- decade, on the cusp of the full trying to board evacuation flights, housingfor theevacuees in third LONDON,AUGUST28 forHurricaneIda tain that an attackwas imminent withdrawal of troops by Aug. 31 screenthem, patthem down for countries sloweddownthe pace RESIDENTS ACROSS outside Kabul airport, triggering ordered by President Joe Biden. weapons, and ensuretheydid of departures, according to the THOSE INFECTED with the Delta Louisiana’s coastSaturday aState Department warningto Among the mostpressing Localofficials said as many notmakeitintothe airport if they officials, at one point halting all variant of Covid-19inthe UK were taking one lastday to Americancitizens to leave the questions as the US military as 170people were killed. NYT posed athreat. flightsfromKabul forsix hours. have been found to be twice as preparefor what is being area immediately. launches itsinvestigation: How US officials said the condi- That meant troops were on likelytobeadmitted to hospital describedasa“life-altering” Justover12hours later, asui- did the bombermakeitthrough tions forthe attackwereset the frontlinesatthe airportgates compared to the Alphavariant, Hurricane Ida whichisex- cide bomber walked through the Taliban checkpoints? Whywere “It wasafailuresomewhere,” months in advance. in the face of chaos outside. according to alarge newstudy. pectedtobring winds as large crowds to agatemannedby US troops in such aconcentrated General Frank McKenzie, the Theysaid weeksbeforethe “Thisdidn’t needtohappen,” The study,carriedout by An information sign in high as 225kph when it US troops and detonated explo- space when theyknewanattack head of US Central Command, evacuationfromKabulairportbe- aUSmilitaryofficial told Reuters. PublicHealthEngland(PHE) and Bolton, UK, in May. Reuters slams ashore. Acombina- sives,killingarepored170Afghans wasimminent? told reporters hours afterthe at- ganfollowing the Taliban’s REUTERS CambridgeUniversity and pub- tion of voluntaryand lished in The Lancet journalon mandatoryevacuations Friday, is the firstofits kind to Alpha variant,” note there- have been calledfor cities comparethe hospitalisation risk searchers in their analysis. across the region including of thetwo variantsand high- “Resultssuggestthat out- NewOrleans, wherethe Pentagon, China military holds talks for 1st timeunder Biden lightsthe needfor people to be breaksofthe Deltavariant in un- mayorordered amanda- fullyvaccinated. vaccinated populations might tory evacuation forareas The US has put countering Taiwan and China’s human tant secretaryofdefence for “Both sidesagreedonthe im- It confirms previous reports lead to agreater burden on outside the city’s leveesys- IDREESALI Chinaattheheartofitsnationalse- rights record to itsmilitaryactiv- China, spokelastweek with portanceofmaintaining open that Delta—firstidentifiedin health-careservices than the temandavoluntaryevacu- WASHINGTON,AUGUST28 curity policy foryears and Biden's ity in the South China Sea. ChineseMajor GeneralHuang channels of communication be- India—ismoreinfectiousthan Alpha variant,” theyconclude. ationforresidentsinsidethe administration has described ri- Despitethe tensions and Xueping, deputy director forthe tween the twomilitaries,” the of- Alpha, whichwas firstidentified The study looked at 43,338 leveesystem. But since the ASENIOR Pentagon official held valrywith Beijingas“thebiggest heated rhetoric,USmilitaryoffi- People’s LiberationArmyOffice ficial added. in Kent, England. Covid cases that occurredbe- storm quicklyescalated in talkswiththe Chinese military geopolitical test”ofthis century. cials have long soughttohave forInternational Military Officials said US Defence “This large national study tween March and Maywhen intensity,the mayorsaid it forthe firsttime since President Relationsbetween China and openlinesof communicationwith Cooperation. “(They) utilisedthe SecretaryLloyd Austin has yetto found ahigher hospital admis- both Alphaand Deltawerecir- wasn’t possible to order a Joe Biden took office in January theUnited States have grownin- their Chinese counterpartstobe US-PRC Defence TelephoneLink speak withhis Chinese counter- sion or emergency careatten- culating in the UK. The bulk of mandatoryevacuation for to focus on managingriskbe- creasingly tense, with the ableto mitigatepotentialflare-ups to conduct asecurevideo con- part, in partbecause therewas a dance risk forpatientswith the infections were in people the entirecity. AP tween the twocountries, aUSof- world's twolargest economies or deal with anyaccidents. ference,” the US official said, on debateabout whichofficial was Covid-19 infected withthe Delta who had notyet been vacci- ficial told Reuters on Friday. clashing over everything from Michael Chase, deputy assis- condition of anonymity. Austin’s counterpart. REUTERS variant compared withthe nated. PTI Biden to Israeli PM: US has options 2OFROBERT FKENNEDY’S SONS SAID THEY BACKED SIRHAN SIRHAN’S RELEASE RFK’s assassin a‘changedman’, granted parole if nuclear diplomacywith Iran fails Speakingtoreporters in the TREVORHUNNICUTT ED Major Oval Office, both leaders touched theyalso supportedreleasing him or another. And Iamgrateful to- TKennedyand Rory Kennedy. &MATTSPETALNICK differences onIran,oneof thethorniestissues JULIEWATSON and prosecutors declinedtoar- daytosee him as ahumanbeing But another sibling, Robert F WASHINGTON,AUGUST28 PLAIN E remain betweenthem, butmostlythey ● &BRIANMELLEY gueheshould be kept behind worthy of compassion and love.” Kennedy Jr,has spoken in favour EX paperedovertheirdisagreements. SANDIEGO,AUGUST28 bars. But the governor ultimately Six of Kennedy’s nine surviv- of his release in the pastand US PRESIDENTJoe Biden told THOUGH THERE wasnopublic Bidensaidtheydiscussed“our will decide if he leaves prison. ing children, however, said they wroteinfavourof parolingSirhan. Israeli Prime MinisterNaftali acknowledgement of disagree- commitmentto ensureIrannever FOR15years, Robert F. The boardfound Sirhan no were shocked by thevote. They He said in the letter that he met Bennett in WhiteHouse talkson ments, Biden and Bennett dif- develops anuclear weapon.” Kennedy’s assassin wasdenied longer poses athreat to society, urgedGov.GavinNewsom,whois him in prison and wasmoved by Fridaythat he wasputting feronkey issues. While Biden “We’reputtingdiplomacyfirst parole by aCaliforniaparole noting thathehad enrolledin facingarecallelectioninCalifornia, Sirhan, “who wept,clinching my "diplomacy first" to trytorein in is keen on reviving the Iran nu- and we’ll see wherethattakes us. boardthat maintainedSirhan morethan 20 programmes in- to reverse the parole board’s deci- hands,and askedforforgiveness”. Iran's nuclear program but that cleardeal, Bennett is strongly Butif diplomacyfails,we’reready Sirhan did notshowadequate cluding anger management sion and keep Sirhan behind bars. “While nobody can speak de- if negotiations fail he would be againstit. Biden is an advocate to turn to other options,” Biden remorse or understand the enor- classes,Tai Chi andAlcoholics Sirhan Sirhan “He took our father from our finitively on behalf of my father, prepared to turn to other un- forthe two-state solution, a added,withoutofferingspecifics. mity of his crimethat rocked the Anonymous meetings,evendur- familyand he took him from Ifirmly believethat basedonhis specifiedoptions. long-held US position that AWhiteHouse statement issued nation and the worldin1968. ing the coronavirus pandemic. America,” the six siblings wrote ownconsuming commitment to Afteraone-daydelaydue to a Trumphad distance himself later said the twoalso “reviewed Buton Friday, thetwo-person “Wethink that youhave by Sirhan’s remorse andthat in astatement lateFriday. “Weare fairness and justice, that he suicide bombing in Kabul during from. Bennett opposesthe idea steps to deterand contain Iran’s panel said he appearedtobeadif- grown,” Parole Board Sirhan should be releasedifhe’s in disbelief that this man would would stronglyencouragethis the chaotic US evacuation from of aPalestinian state, and pro- dangerous regionalbehaviour”. ferent man, even from his last CommissionerRobertBartonsaid. notathreat to others. “I’m over- be recommendedfor release. boardtorelease Mr Sirhan be- Afghanistan, Biden and Bennett motesmoreIsraeli settlements Bennett wasexpected to hearing in 2016,and granted the Douglas Kennedywas atod- whelmed justbybeing able to The statement wassigned by cause of Sirhan’s impressive held their firstmeeting seekingto in occupiedland —anissue press Biden in private to harden 77-year-old prisonerparole.Two dler whenhis father wasgunned viewMrSirhan face to face,” he Joseph PKennedy II, Courtney recordofrehabilitation,” he said resetUS-Israelirelationsand nar- that is likelytotestUS-Israeli his approachtoIranand backout of RFK’s sons, going againstsev- down in 1968.Hetold the board said. “I’ve livedmylifebothinfear Kennedy,Kerry Kennedy, in alettersubmitted during the rowdifferences over howtodeal ties in the future. of talkstoreviveanuclear deal eral of their siblings’ wishes, said panel that he wasmovedto tears of him andhis name in one way ChristopherGKennedy,Maxwell hearing to theboard. AP with Iran’s nuclear advances. with Tehran. REUTERS Kolkata THE SUNDAYAUGUST 29, 2021EXPRESS| WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM | PAGE 13MAGAZINE

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Before the Ta liban took control of Afghanistan this month, once there was aKabul that was acity of dreamers and poets, kite flyers and children trudging to school —acity with afuture

Ta ran NKhan palaceof AmirAbdurRahmanKhan,theruler installedbythe British as theywithdrew after thesecondAnglo-Afghanwarin1880.Thepre- HROUGH THE incessant rain ceding violence had leftKabul damaged;the outside my windowin British handedoveracapital of ruinedmonu- Mumbai, in my mind’s eyeI mentsand gardens to the newAmir. see glimpses of the Paghman T range, the mountains that ■ ■ ■ were visible from every room of my firstapartment in Kabul. It was Since Kabul had come under the Taliban’s the spring of 2006 and Ithought nothing of control, Suhail had triedtoreachthe airport sitting out on our small balconyorstanding twice. Once, he wasalmostcaught in astam- by the windows.Later,Iwould be warned pede, he said. As Iwrite, Iwait forhis news.I about both these things. think of an afternoon in Panjshir visiting a In the mainstream media, the eventsof different friend’s family, who talked about lastweek appear as asudden shift. But Kabul the resistance to the Taliban from the valley changed long before the Taliban took over in the1990s. Iheardsuchtalk of resistance lastSunday. Foryears, manyvoices triedto —small and large —frompeople Imet in tell us this moment wascoming. Kabul over the years. Ididn’t hear muchfrom Afghans about Afghans being saved—these ■ ■ ■ were stories Igathered from the English mainstream media. Suhail (name changed)was one of the firstpeople Imet in Kabul; he gave me my ■ ■ ■ firstcup of green teaand my firstlanguage lessons(“Afghanfor the person, Afghani for Amongthe many kinds of violence faced the money”). It wasonlyinthe lastfew by Afghans is their erasurefromnarratives months that Iheardhim speak about trying about Afghanistan. Theyare oftendescribed to leave Afghanistan. Icalledhim days before either as noble victims, or eternal warriors. the city wascaptured by the Taliban. “They Afghanistanisdescribed as a“graveyardof will do something,” he had said confidently, empires’, or the setting for“the Great Game”. about the international forces that were ar- Thereisatone of certitude in suchstories — riving in the capital. “Theywon’t justlet that this ending waspre-ordained, that this everything go.” violence had to come. Suchstories erase the brutalities that unfoldedacross the country ■ ■ ■ and in Kabul before the current takeover by the Taliban. Theyalso blotout the very idea In 2014,the International Security THOSE WERE THE DAYS of afuture. Assistance ForceorISAFformallyendedits (Clockwise from here) Children playing combat operations in Afghanistan. The year with kites; streets of Kabul; an old ■ ■ ■ before that, manypeople Ikneweither left wreckage of an aircraft ininthe valley Kabul or made plans to depart. Theysaw no Mujtaba Ali wasinKabul when arevolt futurefor themselvesinthe city. eruptedagainstKing Amanullah. He ended Suhail wasdifferent. He travelledabroad WIKIMEDIACOMMONS/SGTPETETHIBODEAU,USMARINECORPS up being evacuated in an airliftfromthe city forhis work and to study.And he always in early 1929. From the windowofthe plane went home to Kabul. His familywas grow- as it took off, he sawhis Afghan manservant ing and he had built them ahouse on ahill. Abdur Rahman running through the snow, From eachofthe windows wasaviewof waving his whiteturban. “Ba aman ekhuda,” trees. He had spent his childhood as arefugee theyhad said to eachother in parting. in neighbouring Pakistan. We neverspoke The same wordsmyfriends end each about it, but Ithink he did all this so his chil- conversation with these days.“In the careof dren did notfeel unmoored. God,” theysay. In my photosthereisone takeninQargha, ascenic artificial lakeashortdrive north of ■ ■ ■ Kabul, whereSuhail took us soon after Nauroz in 2006.Iremember his laughter Kabul appearsinthe rain outside my win- tinged with pride as Iexclaimedatthe beauty dow, and Idrawonamemoryofhope that of the landscape, whichIfound breathtak- glimmers likethe snowglimpsedonthe ing. Behind the ruinedmud walls on the edge Paghman range. Of aKabul imaginedby of the city,Isaw houses rising,likegreen those who watchitreceding from aplane shoots in the spring. window, who watchitonthe news from afar, What Iremember from those rainy or who watchitfromthe windows of their mornings in 2006 is the cautious sense of homes: acityofpeace, acitywithdreamers optimism. Youcould speak of the city in the and poets,kiteflyers and children trudging to future tense. school, kicking pebbles on theirway.The city GETTYIMAGES WIKIMEDIACOMMONS/CHRISTOPHERKILLALEA Isaw,acity with afuture. ■ ■ ■ late1920s. He wroteabout itsvistasand its wasimplementing his controversial agenda would come decades of war. then, and had been playing in his living room markets, itshomes and itspeople, in away of modernisationinAfghanistan. By the when abulletcame through the window, TaranKhantravelledtoandworkedinKabul In his memoir In aLand FarfromHome: A that felt familiar to me. ForAli, Kabul wasa time Ali publishedhis memoir,itwas 1943. ■ ■ ■ straying from astreetfight. between2006and2013.Herfirstbook,Shadow Bengali in Afghanistan (2015;translated from city markedbyits independence from MohammedZahir Shah wasonthe throne. WhenSuhailwashisson’sage,hehadbeen City:AWomanWalksKabul(2019)wontheTata the original Deshe Bideshe),writer Syed British colonial rule, and he enviedKabulis He would be the lastking of Afghanistan. Afew years agoSuhail’s son had been shot takenbyhis teachers on aclass picnic. They LiteratureLive!FirstBookAwardandtheStanford Mujtaba Ali describes living in Kabul in the this freedom. At the time, King Amanullah Soon afterhis overthrow in acoup in 1973 in the arm. He had been around 12 years old had gone to the Bagh-e-Bala, the summer DolmanTravelBookoftheYearaward

Dipanita Nath storytelling. At the Bharat Rang Mahotsav,the The women who performedweremostly theatrefestivaloftheNationalSchoolof Drama either teenagers yettobemarriedorover35 Play, in Delhi, afew years ago, apuppettheatre yearsof age,whohadfulfilledtheirchildbear- AT THE centreofthe Pashtoplay Backbiters artiste hadsaid,“If bombsgo off,allof usfreeze ingdutiesandwere readyto exploretheirartis- areayoung girlwho refuses to be sold in mid-dialogue forafew seconds and then we ticsides.Whilemaleactorsputupstreet shows marriagetoanolder man and her friend startactingimmediatelyandignoreeverything inmarketplaces,women’stheatrewasstaged who intends to go forhigher studies. else.”ThiswasevidentwhentheKabulTheatre in the homes of women or women’s parks, Paused Women in the latter’s neighbourhood in Festival washeld in 2005, and 50 groups eachperformance of about 30 minutes. “The northern Afghanistangossip that she in- turnedupfromacross the country, made up audiencewasdelightedbecauseitwaslikelive tends to go to university,whereshe’d sit next of manyyoung Afghans who had neverseen TVcominghome.We hearaboutmenplaying In the last two decades, to boys and wear lipstick. By the end of the aplay. “Atthe festival, 49 stories were about women,butinourplays,womenplaythemen. show, these women aremade to realise that the war. It showedthat theatreisintrinsic to Theyare reallygood because theyknowhow Afghanistan’s long history their chatter is notonlyharmful, it is also human natureand people want to tell stories the abusive husband is or howthe dismissive againstIslamic tenets.Until recently, andactitout,”says NewYork-basedSherman. policeman behaves,” says Sherman. of storytelling had found a Backbiters wasahugelypopular plays es- The last20years have also been atime of With the US deadline to leave Afghanistan voice through women’s pousing women’s rights. Today, itsperform- experimentsand transformations, with mu- onlyhours away,the theatrecompanyis“del- ers arehiding from the Taliban, who took sic beginning to playinweddings and people uged with requests forasylum”. One of the theatre groups. An artistic control of Afghanistanrecently. enjoying Turkish dramas and Bollywood films. women theyare trying to getout is an actor “Our women’s theatregroups in COURTESY:JOANNASHERMAN,BONDSTREETTHEATRE Young performers were ready to shedrealism theyhad come across in atheatrefestivalin director,who had Afghanistanwereverysuccessful. Theatre SEPIA TONES andexplorenew movementsintheatre. Bond 2005, when she wasmerely14years old. She training is good forconfidence building and Memories of atheatre workshop in Afghanistan Street Theatrepartnered with Exile Theatre has become an outspoken activistsince and nurtured some of these the women learnt to stand straight, notkeep in their work in Afghanistan. “Initially, we features on the Taliban’s list. their eyes down as theyhad done since child- ration resulted in four women’s theatrecom- TheatreinAfghanistanhad also been sub- facedresistance from certain quarters... Another young woman, an orphan who groups, on how that hood and speak clearly.Manywent on to hold panies across Afghanistan. jected to these political upheavals, brought Women were also notallowedtoperform in once performedwith the group before her stands threatened now public offices and become provincial youth Bond Street’s firstviewofAfghanistanwas aboutby yearsof themujahideen,civilwarand public, especiallyinconservative areas. We relativesput astoptoit, will stay back.“Maybe leaders. It is disheartening to see all the good of ademolishedlandscape. “Mostplaces theTalibanregime.Agroupof someof thebest had to go to religious leaders and saythe she’ll have ahardlifebut she will always re- work reversedindays,” says Joanna Sherman, looked likestones had been piledonstone. actors,directors,playwrightshadescapedfrom women were onlygoing to perform forother member that she had been strong and mighty artisticdirector,BondStreet Theatre,whichhas People were eking out an existence between AfghanistanduringthefirstTalibanregimeand women on topics suchashealth issues and on stageand the women in the audience had beenworkinginAfghanistansince2003,with twowalls that had fallen on topofeachother. had formedExile TheatreinPeshawar, where voting rights. In areas wherewedid our per- listenedtoher because she had something to the supportofthe US embassy and the US What struckuswas that the people were de- theydidtheatreperformancesaboutdifferent formances about voting, women’s voting saythat wasimportant, and the boldness to InstituteofPeace, among others. The collabo- terminedtoget lifegoing again,” she says. socialtopics.ButAfghanshave alonghistoryof went up by 80 per cent,” says Sherman. sayit,” says Sherman. Kolkata EYE,THE SUNDAY EXPRESS MAGAZINE

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Vishnu Va rma appeared,dressednot in her usual whiteor brownhabit,but in abright yellow-and- DOWN IN black salwar-kameez,anattireshe had NEARLYSeptember 2018,Kerala was adoptedfor non-church activities andone witness to an extraordinaryprotestby that figured among her13“transgressions” THE LONELY five Catholic nuns againstapowerful mentionedbythe Church.“The habit we JUNGLELAND bishop, Fr Franco Mulakkal, accused wear is made of extremelycheap polyester Iof raping afellownun. As the five nuns cloth. It gets very hotinit. This is aforeign at- sat at the Vanchi SquareinKochi,astone’s tireand it has to be modifiedfor thelocalcli- throw away from theKerala High Court, matehere. Besides,ifpriests have the liberty VIGIL demanding the arrest of the accused, 270km to wear shirts andpantsoutside church,why away at aconvent in Wayanad district, Sister can’t nuns?” asksSrLucy,asshe settles down Lucy Kalappurafelt aweight on herchest. forthe conversation on the porch of ahouse RanjitLal AMathematics teacherand amemberof notfar from the convent. The exhausting protest of aKerala nun the Franciscan ClaristCongregation (FCC) un- Born as the seventh of 11 children —six Ranjit Lal is an author, der the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church for boys and five girls—intoanaffluent, environmentalistand over three decades, Sr Lucy,56, wasac- land-owning familyinKarikkottakaryin birdwatcher quainted withtales of oppression of women Kannur district in 1965, countering inequal- inside the Church.“It takesagreat deal of ity wasatrait Sr Lucy pickedupfromher fa- couragetospeak up againstapowerful man. ther early in her childhood. “My father wasa When Iheardher (survivor’s) account, I popular social worker in the area and he knewthat she wasspeaking the truth. Ibe- would frequently intervene in local disputes. lievedher,” says Sr Lucy. Iwas always struckbyhis kindness and The Sky But the attitudeofher fellownuns at the benevolence towardsthe workers. The idea FCC convent wasvastlydifferent. As theysat of becoming asocial worker andhelping the over lunchone day, eyes gluedtothe scenes poor came to me because of him. At home, of protestonTV, lewd remarks questioning too, therewas no gender discrimination Crawlers the morality of the survivorflowedacross among the 11 of us,”says Sr Lucy,who had the table. It wasclear their sympathies lay joinedthe Church in 1985. withthe accused. “I knewthen that Ihad to One of her early conflictswith the highly Before humans, nature had her go to Kochiand extend my solidarity to patriarchal structureofthe Church came in them,” she says. 1993, when Sr Lucy wasdeputed to go to own avian squadrons —the raptors Afew days later,when she got along Bundi in Rajasthan to teachataChurch-run weekend’s leave at theschool, Sr Lucytook school. During her second year there, an eld- NANair show, on aNational Dayorotherwise, offinher whiteAltofor the protestvenue. erly Goan priesttookcharge.“He wanted me we areblown away by our screaming supersonic “Onlyafter Iclimbed thestage at the protest to go to his house, scrub the floors and cook fighters, bristling with guidedmissiles, zooming in and shook hands with food forhim. Theother ●●● I the nuns, did Ifeel a sisters didastoldbut Ire- perfect formation, or the big bombers or deadly, if grosslyugly, helicoptergunships clattering menacingly deep sense of relief,” fused. He got angryand over us. But muchbeforewelearnt to fly, Mother Nature’s says Sr Lucy. The tussle with her would badmouth me in Air Force(MNAF) had coveredall the bases with her avian But true to her frontofthe students. Ire- squadrons: big bombers, stealth fighters, light combat air- expectations, the superiors and the hard- turnedtoKerala soon af- craft, hoverers as deadlyasany gunship. She equipped Church didn’ttake ter,”she said. and armedthem well, ensured only the targetsbede- kindly to her action. line rulesofthe Church From then on, the stroyed(eaten), with no collateral damagetootherliving Aside from participating intensified every time tussle with her superiors creatures, and (unlikeany other air force) aclean-up in the protest, she had and the hard-line rules squadron, likethe great carnivores, to clear thecarnage givenfreewheeling she attempted to of theChurch intensified leftbyothers’ battles so that nothing is wasted. interviews to the media everytime she The calibreofthe weapons and equipment variedac- questioning the Church redraw the boundaries attemptedtoredrawthe cording to the targets. But the basics were the same: tar- leadership’sinaction in boundaries of her rights geting equipment —powerful, binocular,night vision the case. By doing so, of her rights as anun as anun. When she sub- (multiple times better than ours), hearing as good as any she had broken the rule mitted arequest to the radar’s, asense of smell, terrain-and-target-specific body of “anusarana”orobedi- ●●● Church to fund her book design, flight ability and muscle power. ence, one of the three of poems, Snehamazhayil Forweaponry:talons and beaks. Talonslikegreat vows that Catholic nuns areduty-bound to (In the rain of love)in2015, she claims the hooked grappling ironswith grizzlybear power, and that observe. Shortlyafter Sr Lucy returnedtoher Church repeatedly turneditdowntill she pub- wickedly curvedbill that could rip out the beating heart of a convent in Wayanad, the local diocese hit lisheditherself in 2018.Around the sametime, kill, shred it and offeradelectable flutteringvalve to afledg- backbyoutlawing her from her duties at the her requests to obtain adriving licence and ling with atendernessthat would makeany mother smile. parish,including teaching Bibleand offering buy acar were also dismissedbythe Church. The eagles were the big bombers: huge, heavy,mag- holycommunion. The informal decision was Acar,she argued, wasnecessarytocommute nificent, with telescopic eyesight, awesome wing power later reversedafter the locals came together to her school everyday and to visit homes of and skull-crushing talons. Targetscould be airborne in the nun’ssupport. thelocal parishioners. She found it deplorable (cranes) or ground mammals and reptiles (hares, foxes, But the Church didn’t backdown. It sent that nunshadto begfor commutingexpenses snakes, babydeer,orfoolishlycavorting monkeys). From show-cause notices to Sr Lucy asking her to or aliftfromthe local priestwhile the men in wayabove,the target is spotted and lockedon. The bird explain whyshe shouldn’t face expulsion. In thechurch operatedby different rules. Sr Lucy bankssteeply, losing height and then straightens out into August2019, theFCC announcedSrLucy’s took driving lessons at the ageof53and even- itsscreaming dive,following the panickedtargetrelent- expulsion from the congregation on account tuallybought aMaruti Altoonabank loan. lessly. It clocks nearly 320 kmph (the golden eagle) before of her“failuretogiveasatisfactory explana- If theseincidentsofrebellion made Sr flaring out itstail to brake. With itstalons extendedasit tion forher lifestyleinviolation of the proper Lucy atalking point in Karakkamala, the hits, it drivesthe great hooksdeep, itsbeak snapping to lawofthe FCC.” She filedacaseagainstthe protests againstBishop Francoturnedher dislocatethe victim’s neck. If it has afamilytofeeditwill expulsion in the civil court, but, while the trial intoadarling of the liberal masses in Kerala. take offwith itsheavy burden. The male, mostly, does the COURTESYSISTERLUCYKALAPPURA is yettobegin in the munsiffcourt, in June this Those in the government and across the po- hunting and the female (larger, fiercer) guards the THE GOOD year,the Church saidtheVatican hadrejected litical aisle, however, said little, awareofthe nestlings. Eagles have big, broad, forceful wings to support FIGHT the nun’s appeal againsther dismissal forthe risksofangering the CatholicChurch that (Above) Sister Lucy; thirdand final time,virtuallyshutting all doors wields influence over 61per cent of the forher to getareprieve.Nearly three years af- Christians in the state. “My lawyer said that afile photo of nuns’ terthat protest, Sr Lucy is proof that standing I’m likeadropofwater staringatthe sea,” protest in Kochi up to apowerful institution suchasthe says Sr Lucy with child-likeglee. in 2018, demanding Catholic Church andpointing out itsfoibles is The supportonsocial media platforms the arrest of alonelyand exhausting enterprise. and among progressive laymen thirsting for accused Bishop changewithin the Church has onlymade Sr Franco Mulakkal ■ ■ ■ Lucy’scase morearduous. At theconvent whereshe stays,she remains completely os- On arecent rainymorning, when Iarrived tracised. As she waitsfor the hearing of her at the Karakkamala FCC convent to interview case to come up, she says,“If the judgeiscon- Sr Lucy,asign outside the imposing blue scientious, Iam100 per cent confidentthat building read, “Without the permission of he willrule in my favour.But if he’snot,this the Mother Superior, no oneshould enterthe doesn’t end here. Iwill appeal till the convent.” It wasinstalledinabid to dissuade Supreme Court. Awoman cannotbethrown RANJITLAL those coming to meet Sr Lucy,especially on to the street illegally. That’s whyIam KEEPING WATCH journalists.SrLucy had instructedmetowait fighting. It’s notmypersonal issue. It’s a Afemale shikra in woodland habitat outside on the road. Afew minutes later,she social issue.” VIGNESHKRISHNAMOORTHY/EXPRESSARCHIVE

their weight and broad tails to help them manoeuvre. So awed arewethat manysmaller countries, besides some big superpowers, have these as their national emblems! to me by ayoung man Iworkedwith many Somehow, menacingly easy-going arethe harriers — years agoand popularisedbythe book helicoptergunships —that wing lowand slowoverfields, Heart of Imperfect Affluenza, TheAll-Consuming Epidemic (2001, marshes and reed beds, looking down, with their owl-like Berrett-KoehlerPublishers)where theau- disc-shapedfaces, funnelling in rumours from rustling thors describeitas“apainful, contagious, so- reedstotheir ears. Theybrake,lose height, hoverand drop ciallytransmittedcondition of overload, debt, —onacootorduck, notassavvy as therest. Harriers have Enoughness anxiety,and wasteresulting from the dogged long, fairly broad wings and long, roundedtails. Other pursuitofmore.” hoverers include brickred flint-etchedkestrel that takes Acompass forwhat trulymatters: Many rodentsand insects, and the easy-flying black-shouldered Wabi-sabi —the beautyinour brokenness and people Imet in the pastyear have talked kitewith itsintense rubyeyes. The osprey,aunique hov- about howthe pandemic has taught them erer and fisher,has talons adaptedtogrip slippery fish. impermanence —isatribute to alife well-lived what matterstothem and what does not. I Easilythe topgunsofaerial combat arethe fastback- have had richconversations with children, winged falcons.Rightatthe topisthe wanderer,thatisthe ness, grace in accepting impermanenceand youngpeople and families and some of the peregrine, ajungle-crow-sized,dark-eyed,dark-headed, exquisiteness of earthlylife. Imagine running things Iget to hear oftenare “simplicity”, moustachioedfalcon, found worldwide, designedfor your hand on an old desk or chestofdrawers “community”, “connections”, “being sheer speedasitmorphs from combataircrafttoguided in your grandparents’ room, feeling the grain healthy”, “doing something meaningful”, “na- missile. It begins itsattackfromhigh up, clocking atermi- of the aged wood, simple lines, little cracks, ture”, “sustainability”, “spirituality”, “finding nal speedclose to 400kmphasitspearsafter dovesand crevices formedoverthe years. Younotice GETTYIMAGES joyinlittle things”, “contributing to society starlings. No birdhit at this velocity has ahope in hell. how, over the generations, different people WELCOME have damaging effectsastheyundermine us, in some wayorthe other”, “digital minimal- Peregrines arenow colonising skyscraper citieslikeNew have lefttheir little etchings hereand there. It BACK inviting experiences of unworthiness and la- ism”.Repeated themes of what theywantto York,fromwhere they pickoff bluerockdoves at will. stands thereinthe corner,decrepit, alittle rick- bels of being “unsuccessful”, “failure”, and not distance themselvesfromhavebeen of “clut- Our clothes might be Their wings arelong, smooth and tapering, their tails long. IMAGINE etybut full of rare beauty.Atributetoalife worthy enough.Mallculture, onlinestores and tered, crazy, hecticlives”, “rabbit holes of so- Smaller hawks, likethe shikra andgoshawk aredeft, livedwith zest, atestimonytowhat we hold alittle frayed, our credit cardcompanies have convincedus that cial media”,“meaningless consumption”. As dodgy fighters that scramble from aperch (woodland by Shelja Sen on to in thefaceofall adversity. homes messy, but we happiness is aclick away,and we have letour- we find our wayout of the pandemicmaze, copse) to ambush their targets—small birds, rodentsand As we starttoput the broken pieces to- would be enough, selvesbelulledbythis fake propaganda. Every maybeweneedtopause andreflect on what reptiles.Theirblunt, shortwings help in twisting and turn- THE LAST one-and-a-half years have come gether,our journeyofrecovery is notgoing to our lives easier and occasion andcelebration is being co-opted, path we want to take.When wasthe lasttime ing speedilyatwillthrough needle-hole gaps in branches. I down quitehardonmostofus, andweare be easy.For me, wabi-sabi is embracing the our hearts lighter as packaged and sold to us, and we think we we experiencedan expansive sense of joy, ex- oncesaw ashikra come out of nothing and take down a dragging ourselvesout of it, quitefrayedatthe “full catastrophe” (a nod to the1964film Zorba we welcome people needit. But we do notrealise that it is taking us hilaration? What were we doing? What does piedstarling with aheart-stopping “whump!” edges. As we open our metaphorical doors to theGreek)ofthis messy and imperfect life. away from the elusive happiness that we are it tell us about what we hold precious?What Buzzardsare broad-winged,bulkier and seemingly welcome people intoour homes, we wonder What would it be likeifwecould startappre- into our scruffy seeking, and thus leaving us feelingmore possibilities couldtherebefor our futureif lazier,“generalists”astheyquarterfields andopen ground if we arereally preparedto step out orletpeo- ciating these imperfections rather than find- lives again wretchedandmiserable. We aretrying to buy we movedforward in this direction? forrodentsand lizards. Owls comprise MNAF’s “stealth ple in. Our homes have weathered the storm ing quickfixes?Let me sharethree main our wayout of misery, but paradoxically, get- It’s wonderfultosee howpeople across the fighters”. Mostlynight-flyers,theyare equipped with along withus, and the effectsare showing. The threads that have come out of my conversa- ting morestuckthan ever. worldare takingto minimalism, stoicismand enormous eyes, rotating,radar-disc heads,asymmetric threadbaresofas,fadedwallsandchippedcut- tionswith manyyoungpeople overtheyears: Good forour planet: What if we started downshifting. “Less is more” is becoming a ears, and asound-deadening plumage: abarn owlmay lerytellingstoriesofpain, tears, love and maybe, it is good forour mental health; cherishing the old, threadbare, rusty,chipped, mantrafor many, thriftstoresaway of lifeand waft pastyou and you’ll neverknowit, especially if you’rea meaningful conversations. The spruced-up maybe, it is good forour planet; maybe, itwill stainedstuff we own? Will that helpusbe declutteringareligion. What if we believedin rat, until it screeches in triumph and youbecome dinner! nooksand crannies once hostedconferences, give us space and time to explorewhat really comfortable withour ownselvesand notcon- our “enoughness” rather than lack? Our Kites and vultures comprise the “recovery”squadrons. workshops,meetings,home-schooling and matters to us?Let me expand on these: stantly seek ashinier,glossier illusionofjoy clothes might be alittle frayed,our homes Theyclear up the carnageleftbyothers, or the remains of collegepresentations. Humansand animals Good formental health: Our capitalist (likeonPinterest)?Capitalism bulldozes us messy,but we would beenough, our liveseas- anydead animal. Kites maytakeliving creatures, too— cohabiting adding to thejoyful messiness of culture demands certain “standards of living” intothe commodificationofhappiness, and ier andour hearts lighter as we welcomepeo- birds or small rodents—but the vultures will wait till a living. Eachcorner awitness to our struggles, whichweare obliged to complywith —how we aregetting lured intoalifestyle that’s ple intoour scruffy livesagain. fatallywoundedanimal dies or is utterly helpless. hope, loss and survival. our homes look,what we wear,what money cramming ourcupboards, landfillsand Mostraptors hunt singly, though great migratory As Ilook around my rundownand much- we make.Our worthand value is measured oceans and choking the ecosystemthat nour- SheljaSenisanarrativetherapist,writer, squadrons follow migrating targets, picking offkills on the lovedhome, Ithink of the Japanesesentiment againstthese standards.Weare pushedto ishes us. Theindustries arethriving, but the co-founder,ChildrenFirst.Inthiscolumn,she go.Nextweek, we’ll meetMNAF’s non-raptorialsquadrons. or philosophyofwabi-sabi that is moreofan compareourselveswith others constantly(so- costtoour carbonised earth is toomuchto curatestheknow-howofthechildrenandthe experienceandalmostimpossible to put into cial media plays ahugerole there), leading us ignore. Nowthereisevenaname forthis youthsheworkswith.Shecanbereachedat words. It speaksofthe beauty of imperfect- to internalise these judgements, whichcan malaise—“affluenza”, aconceptintroduced [email protected]

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TheLightFantastic Writing for In his new book,Jairam Ramesh presents aprofound and deeply immersive biography of the Ear Edwin Arnold’s influential book on the life of the Buddha How the AIR commentaries Ta nsen Sen THE LIGHT OF shaped public opinion during the ASIA: THE POEM THAT Bangladesh WarofIndependence AIRAMRAMESH is awell-known au- DEFINED THE thor of booksonIndian politics, politi- BUDDHA Syed Akbaruddin cians, and international affairs. JAlthough TheLight of Asia significantly BY JAIRAM deviates from his previous writings RAMESH ISUALISINGJOURNALISM as avocationinIndia thematically,itpreservesRamesh’s hallmark Penguin Random todaybrings forthimages of newspapers, mag- embrace of archival research andhis zeal for House azines, television, and now, the omniscient so- storytelling. The storyhetellsthis time is not Vcial media and digital apps. Rarely does radio 448pages; `799 about aperson or event but concerns the figureinthat list, exceptasanafterthought. We live in global lifeofafascinating book by the 19th- times when capsules of news within asequence of musi- centuryEnglish polyglotEdwin Arnold Dalhousie’s reign in India. In late1875, his ren- cal records form the staple of mostradio broadcasts.A (1834–1904), titled TheLight of Asia or The dition of the Gitagovinda appeared as The lackofawareness that radio journalism, too, once thrived Great Renunciation(Mahabhinishkramana) IndianSongsofSongs.With thelatter publica- maywell be forgiven. Being theLifeand Teaching of Gautama: Prince tion,Rameshnotes, “Arnoldmade aname for The artof“writing forthe ear” is different. It requires of India and FounderofBuddhism.Ramesh’s himself inEnglandand Indiaas well.” Indeed, skills of ahigher order than the investigative and literary latest publication is abiographyofthis im- twoyears later,Queen Victoria conferredthe abilities of agoodjournalist. Listeners seldom give radio menselyinfluentialbook. prestigiousOrder of theStarof Indiaupon him. their undividedattention. Building anarrative,when PublishedinJuly1879, Arnold’s narrative The publicationofTheLight of Asia firmly wordsare evanescent and those who utter them invisible, of the lifeofthe Buddha is “an epicpoem writ- establishedArnoldasoneof theleadingschol- is no simple matter.When narrativesare in competition teninblankverse,” that is,“poetrywritten ars of Indiaand Indian religions.Ramesh out- as wasinSouth Asia in 1971,the challengebecomes stiffer. withregular metrical but unrhymedlines.” lines in invigorating detail the significanceof Reading UL Baruah’s ABangladesh WarCommentary Intricatelyknitting together the various thiswork beyondthefameitbroughtto itsau- brought backchildhood memories of when All India phases of theBuddha’s life —his conception, thor.Hedoes this by demonstrating the im- Radio (AIR) bulletins were the onlysource of “breaking his worldlyexperiences at his father’s palace, pact the poem hadonvarious peopleand or- news”for ordinaryIndians. In hindsight, suchAIR com- the “four sights”thatled himtorenounce fa- ganisations in India and abroad, the multiple mentaries can be termedasaform of “public diplomacy” milial attachmentsand the luxuries of palace translationsthat were publisheddowntothe as theywerecompeting formind space and seeking to life, the sensual temptations craftedbyMara 21st century,andthereason“itoccupiesanim- mould national opinion in India and beyond. In the “tech- as he meditatedin forest,the attaining of en- portantplaceinthehistoriographyofmodern nology-deficient” environment of India of the early- lightenment under theBodhi tree, his teach- Buddhism.” Regardingthe latter,Ramesh ex- 1970s, AIR helpedIndians makesense of “current events” ingsofthe Four NobleTruths andthe plainstheinfluenceArnoldandhisTheLightof and shapedincipient worldviews of many,likeme. Eightfold Path, and the finalcessation of his Asia had on the membersofthe Theosophical Across terrains, wardespatches arepopular.The narra- life—Arnold’s biographyquicklybecame Society, especially ColonelHenry Steel Olcott, tivesofWorld WarIIabout the heroics of the Allied Forces popularamong Indianand foreignintellec- who laudedthe book fordoing“morefor were crucialtothe golden ageofradio in the West.Baruah, tuals, Nobellaureates, and politicians, includ- Buddhism than anyother agency,” and who wasabroadcasterduring WorldWar II before going ing both MahatmaGandhi and Winston AnagarikaDharmapala,whoplayedanimpor- on to becomethe director general of AIR towardsthe end Churchill among itsadmirers. It wastrans- tant role in asserting Buddhistclaims over the of his career, appearstohaveunderstood thatwell. The lated intoseveral Indian and European lan- Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya then under manuscripts of hisradio despatches of 1971,whichwere guages, performedintheatres, and made into thecontrolof agroupof Shaivites.Arnoldhim- retrievedfromoblivion through the assiduous effortsofhis films. Forthoseunfamiliar withArnold’s self,Rameshshows,wasdeeplyinvolvedinad- journalistson, Amit Baruah, areinthe same vein. The news work,Irecommend the beautifullyillustrated vocating the preservation of theTempleasa storiesare told in aconversational waythat ordinarypeo- 1885 edition publishedbyJROsgood &Co. in Buddhist siteunder Buddhist control. ple can easilycomprehend.The Boston, whichisfreelyavailable online. Giventhe details providedbyRamesh, subject matter reflects an arche- Ramesh’s objective is nottoanalysethe the wish listfor additional materialisashort typal Indian viewpoint. Buddha’s biography, nor is it to explorethe one.Ramesh couldhaveexamined Olcott’s Writing of the emergence of literary merit of Arnold’s “blank verse.”His commentabout thesignificance of TheLight Bangladesh, Baruah putsitpith- task is rather to enlighten us aboutArnold of Asia to theBuddhist revivalmovements ily, “The house that Jinnah built and the history andthe various entangle- across Asia in moredetail, going beyond just has collapsed. Political philoso- mentsofTheLight of Asia.The result is acap- theissue of theMahabodhi Temple. Equally phers, who stressedthe subjec- tivatingstudy of aman who calledhimself important is the needtoexplain the use of tive element in themaking of a “onewho lovedIndiaand the Indianpeo- the term “Asia” in the title of Arnold’s book. nation, have been proved ples” and his mostfamous work,aswell as This is pertinent because one of the figures wrong... Appeals in the name of the impact the twohad on aslewof Ramesh discusses in the contextofthe Islam and Pakistani ideology renownedindividuals across the worldand Mahabodhi Temple is OkakuraKakuzo, who ceasedtohaveany meaning for on one of the mostimportant sites of famouslywrote that “Asia wasOne” and who A the Bengalis.” Buddhistpilgrimage. Ramesh’s book is ade- wasinstrumental in popularising the ideaof BANGLADESH Baruah follows an interesting lightful read, being exceptionallyeducational pan-Asianism.Was Okakurainfluencedby WAR approach.Heconsistentlydraws and remarkablyimpressive in respect of its The Light of Asia,especiallyArnold’s Preface, COMMENTARY: from Pakistani sources to embel- research andinvestigative work. wherethe poetdescribes Buddhism as the 1971RADIO lish his commentaries while Ramesh’s TheLightofAsia is dividedinto WIKIMEDIACOMMONS “great faith of Asia” and claims that the DISPATCHES: pointing out the fault linesin foursections. The firstsection covers three thattheyhad embraced different religions. WHAT THE University,Arnold’s love forIndia startedin Buddha’s “spiritual dominions” extended VOLUME1 theirsociety. Of particular inter- phases of Edwin Arnold’s lifeprior to 1879; Ramesh’s book endswith “A Final Word,” in BUDDHA late1857, when he acceptedthe position of “from Nepaul and Ceylon over the whole estishis depiction of the story BY UL BARUAH the second is an entwinedhistory of Arnold whichheunderscores the “enduring appeal” TAUGHT Principal of Poona College(nowthe Deccan Eastern Peninsula to China, Japan,Thibet, relating to theuntil-then- and his TheLight of Asia as thetwo journeyed of TheLight of Asia andthe remarkable life College). During his two-year stay at Poona, Central Asia, Siberia, and even Swedish Indian Council of favoured “establishment”jour- around the globe; the thirddeals with the af- and contributions of itsauthor,who, accord- An 18th century Arnold learnt Sanskrit, startedtranslating Lapland”? The late-19th centurywas acriti- Wo rld Affairs; nalistAnthonyMascarenhas, terlifeofThe Light of Asia afterArnold’s death; ing to Ramesh, “was aman of his times, Thangkapainting of Indic texts, and championedthe cause of ed- cal period forthe emergence of an Asian con- Macmillan covering the events in East and the shortfinalsection narratesthe “cu- firmlyanchored in late Victorian society,a Shakyamuni Buddha ucation and literacy,including women’s edu- sciousness in India, Japan, and China.Did The Education Pakistanfor theKarachi newspa- rious” cases of Arnold’stranslation of a quintessential British imperialistbut deeply cation.Afterhis tenureinPoona, he spent over Light of Asia help triggerit? 148pages; `1,650 per, TheMorning News.Itwas “verse-saying” of aKashmiri saint and in love withother cultures, mostnotably adecade and half (1860–76) in Londonasa Mascarenhas who, in an article princess namedLallesvari, and the “discov- Indiaand, towardsthe end of his kaleido- writer, journalistand poet.Duringthis time, TansenSenisdirectoroftheCenterforGlobal in Sunday Times on June 13,1971, unveiledthe genocidal ery” of Arnold’sgrandchildren, their connec- scopic life, Japanese as well.” he publishedatranslation of the Hitopadesa AsiaandprofessorofHistory,NewYork intentions of the regime, told to him repeatedlyby tionstothe Indian subcontinent,and the fact Astudent of the classics at Oxford and wroteatwo-volume work on Lord University,Shanghai Pakistani officers. The horrific natureofthe details shared by Mascarenhas andrelated by Baruah included the willingness to kill twomillion people, eliminationof the intelligentsia, resettlement of non-Bengalis and re- SHELF LIFE distribution of Hindu property.Baruah also generously uses Westerncorrespondents’ assessmentsofthe situa- newsworthy,but that changes soon. The in fact of what passes as news,isasim- tion in both wingsofPakistan. Perhaps,this wastoap- Dark Places repetitionand brazenness of the subse- portant apartofthe storyasthe actual peal to the audiences in Pakistan, as his commentaries quent crimes bring intofocus the inepti- solving of the crimes. were also broadcastinPunjabi, Pashto,Sindhi and Urdu Jonaki Ray Maximum City,having arrivedfrom tude of thecrimebranch. Arace to solve The interplaybetween politicians, the as partofAIR’s outreach efforts. Allahabad viaDelhi. While he is notsure thecase beginsand the focus of thestory police and the media is brought out in The surge of social medianow means the medium of whether he wantstotakeupjournalism alternatesbetween Rohan’sattemptsto the novel, as is the internal politics be- messaging has changed.Internethas made radio broad- IT’S YOUR firstday in anew job in anew as acareer in the long term, he feels that keep pace with theinvestigation and the tween notjustvarious newspapers, but casters audio-content creators in amulti-platform world. city.You do notknowthe languageor thecrime beat would give him aringside accountsofvarious investigating officers also within the variousdepartmentsof All this is reinvigorating the notion of “writing forthe ear”. howtoproceedonyour assignment, for- viewof“thingsthathas always fascinated trying to find the perpetrator before pub- anewspaper.Who gets theleadand how, The reappearance of Baruah’s long-forgottenradio getthe right (or wrong) people to contact him —the brooding cop, thewilycrimi- licopinion about them plummets further. what makes fora“story” worthprinting despatches, written 50 years ago, takesusbacktowhat to getitdone. Now, fill in the Xfactors — nal,the mind games, the chase, and the Crime fictionthat devotes itself to de- is shownthrough Rohan’s eyes. There’s mayseem as aquaint era, when measurement of audio the city youfind yourself in is Mumbai, final unravelling.” scribing and solving the crime from the also the wrangling and politics within success wasnot trackedbyelectronic audience measure- and the job, that of acrime reporter. The Afterreporting on acouple of low-key IN PLAIN investigating officer’s point-of-viewisa the various branches of thepolice that ment but by working foralargercommon cause. It is a Indian Express’s crime reporterMohamed cases whichteachRohanthe ropes of the SIGHT popular genreinliterature. PD James’im- makethe bookanexciting read. pity that onlythe manuscripts surviveand the audio Thaver’s debut novel, In PlainSight,starts beat —whichpolicepersonnel to have BY MOHAMED mortalAdam Dalgliesh, Elizabeth Atighter editing,especiallyofthe broadcasts arenolonger available in the AIR archives. with thisintriguing premiseand pro- good termswith,gettingpastthe local di- THAVER George’s InspectorLynleyand,closer middle when the mysteryisheating up, Theywould have madefor acompelling auditorycom- ceeds to unpackthe inner workings of alect andits abbreviations, or howtode- HarperCollins home, AnitaNair’s Inspector Gowda and and morefocusonthe characters would panion volume. Afterall, the attractiveness of radio is in both —the crimebeat of anewspaper as codevarious leads (afterall,“agood story 264 pages Vaseem Khan’s Inspector Chopraseries have improved the storyline, butthisis the tone, pace and manner of delivery.Alas, that partof well as thatof“oneofthe premierinves- wasjustaquestionaway”),hegetsto cover cometomind. What makes In PlainSight adebut of promise and one that ends Baruah’s magic, and our heritage, seems lostforever! `399 tigating agencies in the country”: the aseries of murdersinNehru Nagar, alow- unusual is the perspective of thereporter, withthe hope of more to come. Mumbai crimebranch. income area in the city. that adds depth to thenarrative.The Thewriter,aformerdiplomat,isdean, Rohanisarookie reporterinthe The firstmurderdoesn’t really seem machinations involved in newreportage, JonakiRayisaDelhi-basedpoetandwriter KautilyaSchoolofPublicPolicy,Hyderabad

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Zverevdenies 2Afghan athletes reachTokyo From bad to worse allegations, backs ATP domestic abuse rules to compete in Paralympics

ManchesterCity thrash Arsenal5-0 as Gunnersrecordworst starttoseason ASSOCIATEDPRESS NEWYORK,AUGUST28 ASSOCIATEDPRESS TOKYO,AUGUST28 REUTERS OYMPIC TENNIS gold medalistAlexander AUGUST28 Zverev againdenied abuse allegationsmade TWOATHLETES from Afghanistan have ar- by aformer girlfriend and said he would sup- rivedinTokyotocompete in the Paralympics, MANCHESTER CITYmade light work of port the introduction of adomestic violence the International Paralympic Committee said thrashingahapless10-manArsenal5-0inthe policy by the men's protour. Saturday. Premier League on Saturday,aresultthat Zverev,a24-year-old German who was The two-person team of Zakia Khudadadi means the Gunnershavelosttheir opening the runner-uplastyear at the U.S. Open, and Hossain Rasouli had flown from Kabul threeleaguegamesofaseasonforthefirsttime whichstartsMonday, issuedastatement to Paris before continuingontoTokyo, the since 1954-55. about the matter and then brieflyaddressed IPC said. Arsenal coachMikel Arteta,backatthe it at apre-tournamentnews conference. Khudadadi will be Afghanistan's firstfe- Etihad Stadiumwhereheworkedasanassis- The former girlfriend, OlgaSharypova, male athlete to compete at theParalympics tant between 2016 and 2019,watchedinhor- firstmade the accusations lastyear and pro- since Athens 2004. rorashis team fell apart early on,with Ilkay videdanew,detailedaccount this week via She will challengeinthe women's 44-49- Gundogan and Ferran Torres giving City a2-0 aSlate.comarticle. kilogram weight categoryintaekwondo on leadinside 12 minutes. "I'vealwayssaid that the allegations and Thursday, and her teammatewill line up in Thevisitorsremainedmastersof theirown everything that has been said is untrue.The the heatsofthe men's 400meters T47event chaoticdownfallasGranitXhakainexplicably courtconfirmedthat," Zverev said at the on Friday. gothimselfsent offfor atwo-footedlunge in news conference. "So there's nothing else to The Paralympics close on Sept. 5. the 35th minute, making an alreadydifficult sayfrommyside because, as Isaid, the court The IPC said the twoweremet in Tokyo Afghan paralympic athlete Zakia taskthatbitmorechallengingforArteta'smen. confirmedthat it's untrue." at the Paralympic VillagebyIPC president Khudadadi will be the country’s first City couldthen afford to take their foot off Zverev wasgranted apreliminaryinjunc- Andrew Parsons. The IPCsaidthe twowill femaletocompete in the Games since the gasbut the goalsstill flowedasBritish IlkayGundogan directshis header towardsBernd Leno’s goal forManchester tion in Germany againstthe author and pub- notbeavailable forinterviews and have been Athens 2004. Reuters recording signing JackGrealish setupGabriel City’s firstofthe game. Reuters lisher of the allegations. "The courtfollowed givenpermissiontoskip the usual press con- Jesus forCity's thirdjustbeforehalftime. our argumentsand states, the accusations ferences. Rodri addedafourth early in the second aredefamatoryand false," hisstatement said. "Twelve days agowewereinformedthat "On behalf of their fellow4,403 half, before Torres scored his second lateonto No action wassought againstSharypova. the Afghan Paralympic team could nottravel Paralympic athletescompeting at the Tokyo

complete amiserableafternoonforArtetaand ED Sharypova,aformer tennis player,al- to Tokyo, amovethat brokethe hearts of all 2020 Paralympic Games,"she said,"Iwel- his side. EPLRESULTS Adefensive leged lastyear that Zverev attempted to involved in the Paralympic movement and come Zakia and Hossain to theParalympic Another loss means Arsenal arewithout a strangle her withapillowand hit her head leftbothathletesdevastated," Parsons said Village. This is their home forthe next nine PLAIN point, or even agoal, from their three games Newcastle 2-2 Southampton E debacle againstawall at aNew York hotelbefore in astatement providedbythe IPC. days andasacommunity we are100%be- ● so farthis season, while City,temporarilyat EX the U.S. Open in 2019.She said she feared "That announcement kick-startedama- hind them. leastwithrivalsinactionlaterintheweekend, Brighton 0-2 Everton Arsenal’s nightmarish starttothe EPL, forher lifeatthe time.Zverevhas denied jor global operation that ledtotheir safe "Both athleteshavebeen extremelyclear arebackontop of the standings. West Ham 2-2 CrystalPalace three lossesinthree games, has been the allegations. evacuation from Afghanistan, their recuper- that afteryearsoftraining theywantedto "Arteta knows howIlovehim," City boss Norwich1-2 Leicester their worstinhistory and at the heart The ATPsaid lastweekend it would be- ation by France, and nowtheirsafearrival in competeonthe biggeststage of all,the Tokyo PepGuardiola said. "In the twoorthree years of it lies adecade-old problem. Aslew gin an independent review of itssafeguard- Tokyo," he added. 2020 Paralympic Games," Gotell added. hewasherehewasimportanttowhatwe built. Man City 5-0Arsenal of stop-gap, washedup, criminally ing policies, whichitsaid is expected to in- ChelseyGotell, the IPC Athletes' Council "The fact thatsomanyauthorities have Peoplewantresultsrightaway;withtheplay- AstonVilla 1-1 Brentford poorcentral defenders have found clude recommendations pertaining to chairperson, welcomed them in astatement combinedtomakethis possible is trulywon- ers he had today, Ben White, Thomas Partey Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea refugeatthe Emirates over the years. domestic violence.OnFriday, Zverev said also providedbythe IPC. derful." were missing, many players theyinvestedin Todayinthe 5-0 capitulation to an or- he would favorapolicy."It's going to get were missing, without that it is difficult. dinaryManchesterCity,Arsenal’s sortedinthese kind of situations," he said. "Iknowhisawarenessasamanagerandas twogoals inside12minutes forthe firsttime backline consistedofCedric at right "I think it's good that the ATPiskind of re- aleader,the moment everyone is backhewill since 2017.Xhaka's recklessness musthave back, CallumChambers at right centre newing their rules alittle bit because Rakesh sails into pre-quarters,Shyam exits doanexcellentjob.IknowthisbecauseIknow made Arteta consider makinganearly exit back, RobHolding as the centre back, they'vebeen theresince the '80s and noth- him,Iknowthejobhecando.Todaywescored himself. Sincethe startofthe 2016-17season, Sead Kolasinacatleftcentre-back and ing has been changed in away." Tokyo:Rakesh Kumar continuedhis im- Kong rivalpaledincomparison shooting some goalsthat we didn't deserve. We didn't no playerhas been sent offmoreoften in the Kieran Tierney at left back. Barring the pressive run of form to storm intothe pre- four 10s(three Xs) foratotal of 131. In the play thatgood to scoreagoal," said Guardiola. Premier League thanthe Swissmidfielder. fourth goal, everygoalthat the quarterfinals while his teammateShyam last-16roundonTuesday,thethirdseeded Right from the offinthe Etihadsunshine, Grealish then had an impact as he easily Gunnersconceded wasdowntopoor SundarSwamimadeasecondroundexitas Kumarwillface14thseedMarianMarecak, the Spaniard's confidenceinhis current for- squaredforJesusto makeitthree,beforeRodri marking in and around the boxand an Indiancompoundarchershadamixedday atwo-time 49-year-old Olympian from ward optionswasunderstandableasthehosts drilledawell-placedstrikeintothe netfrom inabilitytodefendone-on-one posi- attheParalympicGameshereonSaturday. Slovakia. blewArsenal away,evenifthe visitors gave distance to put City on course forabig score. tions. Their firstgoal conceded –a Aday afterheshotthe highestscore-- Earlier,21stseedSundar,who also got them morethan ahelpinghand. SubstituteRaheemSterlingshouldhavemade cross intothe boxwas essentiallyfive 699 out of amaximum720 -- by an Indian abye intothe second round, had anarrow Jesus wasallowedfar toomuchtime geta itfive lateon,before Torresarrivedrightoncue Arsenal defenders againstthree, paraarcher in thequalificationround,the 139-142 defeat against2012Paralympics seventh-minutecross intothe middle, Calum to puttheicingonthecakeasCitymadeitback- shorterMan Cityplayers.Callum wheelchair-bound36-year-oldKumareas- silvermedallistMatt Stutzman, the arm- Chambers then got his angles all wrong as he to-back5-0 wins at home. Chambers leaptfor the ball, com- ilyovercame Ka Chuen Ngai of Hong Kong less archer from the USAwho shoots with letthe ball float overhis headand Gundogan pletely misseditand allowedIlkay by amassive 13-point margin at the his feet.Frombeing 55-all at the halfway stole in to head home. Liverpool, Chelsea sharedraw Gundogan to score theeasiestheader Yumenoshima Park here. mark, Stutzman took athree point lead Thingswentfrombadto worseforArsenal Chelseahadto stay contentwitha1-1draw of his life. The shape of their backline Kumar,who wonanindividual gold withaperfect30/30fourthendandsealed as aBernardo Silva cross wasthen allowedto againstLiverpoolatAnfieldafteracontentious wasstretched and pulledand toyed medalatthe7thFazzaPara ArcheryWorld the the fixturebythree points,despite driftpastseveraldefendersbefore Torres,who penalty wasawarded to thehostteam at the withrepeatedly –acharge that solely Ranking Tournament in Dubai earlier this some latechallengebythe Indian. could notbelievehis luck, strokedthe ball stroke of half-time. Chelseawould also lose layatthe feet of manager Mikel Arteta. year,had near perfect four ends, dropping Meanwhile, India's javelinistRanjeet home. ReeceJamesto thesamehandballincidentthat Arsenal providedenoughover90 justonepointeachenroutetototalling144 Bhati bowedout of Paralympics afterfail- Arteta cut afrustratedfigure on the touch- matchrefereesandVARdeemedasaredcard. minutes forafull-blown video session out of apossible 150. ingtoregisterevenasinglevalid throwin line. Already under pressureafter Arsenal fin- MoSalahtooktheresulantpenaltyandscored. on what nottodowhen defending Alexander Zverev wongold in Tokyo Overall,heshotnineperfect10sinclud- hissix attemptsinthe men's class F57fi- ished eighthfor the second successive season The visitors had earlier takenthe lead againstatop team. followedbythe Cincinnati Masters. File ingfourclosest to thecentre(X),ashisHong nal, hereonSaturday. PTI lastterm,theSpaniardwatchedthemconcede through Kai Havertzinthe 21st minute. 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BRIEFLY USOpenprotocols From 215/2 to meltdown changed:Fansneed vaccinationproof India lose eight wickets for63runs, sufferadefeat by an innings and 76 runs as England levelseries NewYork: U.S. Open spectators now mustshowproof of at leastone dose of aCOVID-19vaccine to attend SHAMIKCHAKRABARTY SCORECARD matches, achangemade less than 72 AUGUST28 ENGLAND VS INDIA hours before the tennis tournament starts.The U.S. Tennis Association an- INDIA SLIPPED in the corridor of uncertainty. HEADINGLEY nouncedFridaythat the NewYork Englandlearntfromtheirmistakesonthethird Toss: India, chose to bat City mayor's office decidedtorequire dayand hardlybowledanything on the leg IND 1STINNS 78 proof of vaccination to go intoArthur stumpwith the second newball on the fourth ENG1ST INNS 432 Ashe Stadium, the main arena at the morning. Eight wicketsfell in less than two IND 2ND INNS 278 (o/n 215/2) National Tennis Center.The USTA then hours.Fromovernight215/2,Indiaslumpedto CPujaralbwbRobinson 91(189b,15x4) optedtoextend that rule to coverall 278all out to lose the thirdTestbyaninnings VKohlicRootbRobinson 55(125b,8x4) ticket-holders who are12and older and76 runs.Yesterday’sresolve evaporatedinto ARahanecButtlerbAnderson 10(25b,2x4) and enter the grounds during the thin air. RPantcOvertonbRobinson 1(7b) two-week Grand Slam tournament Six catches went behind the stumps today, RJadejacButtlerbOverton 30 that begins Monday. The event is re- eitherto thewicketkeeperorintheslipcordon. (25b,5x4,1x6) turning to 100% capacity afterall fans Pujara’s LBWwas down to misjudging the MohdShamibAli 6(8b,1x4) were bannedfromattending ayear lengthandmovementof adeliveryinthechan- ISharmacButtlerbRobinson 2(5b) agobecause of the coronavirus pan- nel. MohammedShami wasbowledthrough JBumrahnotout 1(6b) demic. ACDC vaccination card—ora the gate offabig off-break from Moeen Ali. MohdSirajcBairstowbOverton 0(2b) photo or photocopy—are among the Indian batsmen became uncertain and hung ■ Extras (b4,lb4,nb5,w2) 15 acceptable ways of proving vaccina- their bat, as England seamers targeted the off ■ Total(99.3overs) 278 tion. Earlier in the week,the USTA said stumpchannel,bowlinganimpeccablelength. ■ FoW:1-34(Rahul,18.6ov),2-116(Rohit,47.4 spectators would notberequired to England’scelebrationaftersecuringthevic- ov),3-215(Pujara,83.3ov),4-237(Kohli,89.6ov), wear masksorshowproof of their torywasatadlow-key. Therewasnomadrush 5-239(Rahane,90.6ov),6-239(Pant,91.5ov),7- vaccination status to attend matches to collect the stumps. Ollie Robinson took one 254(Shami,94.2ov),8-257(Ishant,95.5ov),9- at the U.S. Open. AP to savour his second five-for in Test cricket.He 278(Jadeja,99.1ov),10-278(Siraj,99.3ov) wastheMan-of-the-Matchandthoroughlyde- ■ Bowling:JAnderson26-11-63-1,ORobinson served the memento. In an innings where 26-6-65-5,COverton18.3-6-47-3,SCurran9-1- Verstappenleadsin JamesAndersonreturnedwithonewicket,the 40-0,MAli14-1-40-1,JRoot6-1-15-0 dramaticBelgianGP 27-year-old from Sussexspearheaded ■ Englandwonbyaninningsand76runs England’s pace attack. Onlyabout acouple of qualifying monthsago,Robinson’scareerwasthrowninto uncertainty afterbeing hauledupfor some of- LEADINGFROMTHEFRONT Paris: RedBull's Max Verstappen mas- fensive tweets he postedasateenager.Hehas teredthe treacherous conditions at a shownstrongcharacterto putthecontroversy Root became England's rain-soakedSpa-Francorchamps track behind and raise his game. With 16 wicketsat 27 mostsuccessful Test to seize pole position from surprise star 19.06, Robinson is his team highestwicket- captain, surpassing George Russell in acrash-interrupted takerafter three Tests. Michael Vaughan’s 26 wins. His tally qualifying session forthe Belgian When England sufferedacrushing defeat of 17 home Test wins as skipper is Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday. at Lord’s, and Root losing the plotonthe final ViratKohli added10runs to his overnight scorebeforebeing dismissedbyOllie Robinson for55. Reuters onlybehind AndreStrauss’ 19. The Dutchman lappedthe seven-km daycontributedmoretothelossthananything trackinone minute59.765 seconds. else,thingslookedbleakforthehosts.Bereftof Russell brieflylooked likehewould fourfrontlineplayers–BenStokes,JofraArcher, seize ashockpole in his Williams, with StuartBroadandMarkWood–theircomeback Knee scan for Jadeja You can’t hit your way out of trouble, even Mercedes's championship leader hasbeenspectacular.Bylettingtheircricketdo Lewis Hamilton unable to beat him, the talking, theygaveIndia arude awakening. NewDelhi: RavindraJadeja wastaken but wasultimatelypippedby to ahospitalinLeedsforprecautionary Verstappen with alap that was0.321 Unravelling scans to knowthe extent of aknee in- you have to build your innings: Kohli seconds quicker. Hoping to join India’sbattingunravelledonthefourthday. juryhesustainedduring the thirdTest. Hamilton at the champion team next England took the second newball right at the Jadeja, who has playedall the three season, Russell inadvertentlyends up startand Anderson wasright on the money. Tests, apparentlyhurthis knee while to getout of that situation, building our in- “Basically, theybowledalot better than being abufferbetween the seven-time Gone were the freebies he offeredyesterday. fieldingontheseconddayofthematch. SHAMIKCHAKRABARTY nings slowly. Because here(in England) you us in this game. Yesterdaywebatted well. champion, who will startthird, and his His everydelivery wasachallengefor Virat As of now, the Indian team manage- AUGUST28 cannothit your wayout of trouble. Youhave Today, if Iand Pujarawould have stuckto- RedBull title rival. McLaren's Lando Kohli. Firstthree overs were maidens. Against ment doesn't seem to be tooworried to build your innings,” Kohli said at the post- gether forone moresession in the morning, Norris walked away from aheavy suchpressure,indecisioncreptin.Pujarashoul- as it might notbe"very serious". PTI INDIAN SKIPPER ViratKohli has ruledout matchpress conference afterIndia suffered it would have been easier forus,” the India shunt during the final phase of quali- dered-arms to aRobinson delivery that broke playing an extrabatsman following the in- an innings defeat in the thirdTest. captain said, as his team failedtosee offthe fying that forced a40-minutehalt to backoff the seam. It wasfull enough to take a nings defeat to England at Headingley. Three England fast bowlers, James second newball. the session. REUTERS good chunk of the offstump, whichthe DRS The sun shone bright and the Headingley "I don't believe in that balance (extrabats- Anderson, Ollie Robinson and Craig Overton, confirmed. Pujarawas out on 91,without pitchwas still perfect forbatting. India were man) and Ihavenever believedinthat bal- bowled 19.3 overs on the fourth dayand the Long rope forPant adding anything to his overnight score. done in by England’s precision. Rishabh Pant ance because either youcan tryand save a pitchmap showedverylittle dots on and Rishabh Pant is acase in point about how Mirza-McHalereach The DRS savedKohli, when the India cap- hasbecomeacaseof anglingballanddangling defeat or youcan tryand win agame. And around the leg stump. But morethan the line, thelackofhittingspacehasmadehimasitting finalsinCleveland tain reviewedacaught behind decision on bat. Yetagain, he reachedfor awide one from we have drawngames in the pastwith asim- the nagging length undid India’s batting. duck. Pant has 87 runs from three Testsinthe AjinkyaRahane’s insistence. The bat had Robinson to offeracatchtoCraig Overtonat ilar number of batters," Kohli said. “The areas theybowledwith the (second) seriesandmorethantheruns,hehasbeenre- Cleveland: Indian tennis playerSania clippedthepad.AfouroffRobinsontookhimto thirdslip.Hehasbeenaveraging17 inthisseries. "If your topsix or sevendon't do the job, newball, especiallythe length theyhit, you peatedly getting out to deliveries outside the Mirza and her American partner hishalf-century. Anotherfourcameonitsheels; Englandhave figuredhimout.Afterbeingbun- then that extraguy is no guarantee of bail- have to be precise in your decision-making to offstump, playing with an angledbat. Christina McHale sailedintothe ahalf-volleywas drivenpastmid-on. Acouple dledoutfor78inthefirstinnings,theonlyway ing youout everytime. Youhavetotakepride faceeveryball.It’snotthatyoumakeamistake Kohli backedthe left-hander.“With one women's doubles final of the 'Tennis of rare loosedeliverieslater,Robinsonregained theycould have come backintothis Test was in taking responsibility and doing the job for and the ball is wide enough nottotakethe loss, Icannotstart analysing that as acaptain. in the Land' tournament with a hisdiscipline–alengthballangledintothecor- throughexcellentbowling.Butthebowlers,too, the team. If youdon't have the ability or re- edge,”Kohlisaid,puttingemphasisonpartner- Definitelythemanagementisnotgoingto start straight-setwin over UlrikkeEikeri ridorandstraightenedwithextrabounce.Kohli were inconsistent. Today, once the firstthree sources to take 20 wicketsinaTestmatch, ship batting. “Eventually, it’s howmanypart- analysingthat.We failedinthisgameasateam and Catherine Harrison here. Mirza pushedatitandRoot got acatchatfirstslip.On wicketsfellquickly, thewritingwasonthewall. then youare already playing fortwo results nerships youare putting on. Here, even afirst andwe take responsibilityforthat.Similarcon- and McHale took one hour and 23 the thirdday,during his unbeaten 45, he was- Agoodteamdoesn’tbecomebadovernight. and that's nothow we play,"headded. innings total of 250 or 300can be big enough. versations were being initiated about Pujara minutes to defeat the Norwegian- n’t beaten even once outside the offstump. It UntilthisTest,Indiadominatedtheseries.Rain “Concentration and precise decision- It’saboutputtingonpartnershipsof 50-60runs. aswell,whichseemto have disappearedafter American pair 7-6 (5) 6-2 in the semi- wasadifferent ball game today, with England deniedthemavictoryatTrentBridgeandthey making”, these areKohli’s prescribed anti- If youcan do that, youhavedone the job for yesterday. We want to give Rishabh all the finals of the WTA250 tournament on bowlers asking tougher questions. wentone-upatLord’swithathumpingwin.As dote to England pacers’ length-choke. Hitting yourteam.We have to focusonhowwecando space to playhis game. Youcan’t judgepeople Friday. The unseededIndian- Rahanedidn’tlooktroubledtostartwith.A it turnedout, Leeds wasabad Test forthem. one's wayout of trouble is notanoption in partnership batting moreeffectively.” all the time on numbers. There’s still time in American pair will battle it out forthe couple of fours came from the meat of the bat. However, adefeat as humiliating as this de- seaming conditions that give the batsmen Afterthe firstday batting implosion that this series.After twomoreTestmatches, we tophonours with topseeds Shuko But England were keeping things simple, a mands ashake-up. very little margin forerror. sawIndia were all out for78intheir firstin- can look backand reflect and analyse.” Aoyama and Ena ShibaharaofJapan probing line ball afterball. An angleddelivery The next Test starts at the Oval in five days “Wehavetoacceptthat they(England) nings followedbylosing eight wicketsfor 63 Kohli also droppedahint about rotating in the summit clash. Mirza and from Anderson from alittle wide of the crease and India have ashortturnaround time. “We won’t makerun-scoring easy forusand we runsinthe second inningstoday, batting has his fast bowlers in the next twoTests. McHale had notchedcomprehensive drew him intoadefensive push. The ball liketobeinthe situations wherepeople start have to put in double effort to scoreruns. We been put under the scanner.But during "That's bound (rotation) to happen as it's a wins without dropping aset in their straightenedtotakethe edge to Jos Buttler.His coming at us withdoubtsand startquestion- have to keep double concentration and we England’s innings, India’s bowling wasin- logicalandsensiblethingto do.We don'twant previous twogames. PTI half-centuryinthesecondinningsatLord’sfeels ing the ability of our team,” Kohli said at the should take that as an opportunity;atestof consistent as well. Kohli agreedthat England to pushindividualsto aplacewheretheybreak likeanaberration. post-matchpress conference. our character,patience and resolve.Wehave bowled better than India. down and that conversation is important."

TRANSFORMATION STORY Ill-disciplined to well-prepared, Robinson plotting wickets with serene menace

successful bowler in the county circuit, a the ball away or angling it in from wide of the quaint with the Kookaburra balls and make SANDIP G markerofconsistency that earnedhim an crease.Here,to go withtheangle,theballbroke friends with his role model Josh Hazlewood, AUGUST 28 Englandinvitation.Helaterreflected:“Getting backfiendishlyintohis pads. The ball had not who handedoverthe club cap forthe St sackedbyYorkshirewasablessingindisguise. deviatedoffthesurfaceasalarmingly asithad George Club. SEVEN YEARS ago, afterYorkshiresacked It made me switchmylifearound and realise on that particular ball. He is so muchofacricket nerdthat his fledgling seamer Ollie Robinson, then coach that Iwanted to be aprofessional cricketer." Sussexteammates call him the “Badger.” Jason Gillespie lamented:“When yousee a Extrabounce, ancillarydevice Maybe, right from childhood, therewas too veryskilfulyoungcricketercontinuallydisplay Vindication of calibre The Kohli-wicket over summeduphis ca- muchcricket around him. His grandfather unprofessionalbehaviour,atwhatpointdoyou Similarly,the mostrecent setbackwould reer the best.Kohli struckhim fortwo gor- giftedhimacricket batwhenhewasthreeand continueto toleratewhenyouhavethewhole onlyfuelhimto asserthimself attheTest level. geous boundaries, aflickand an on-drive.But usedtotakehim to matches before he turned squad being very professional? It’s notyour Afterbrieflyfiddling with thoughtsoftaking he producedone that jagged away offthe five.His father Ian wasanactive presence in right to playfor Yorkshire, it’s aprivilege.” anindefinitebreak,hehasbouncedbackwith seam afterpitching. Lulling Kohli intoafalse the club circuit while his mother is so obses- Robinsonwasdevastated,hefelttheworldwas 16 wicketsinthree TestsagainstIndia. Twoof sense of security and then hurling the knock- sive about the game that she has earnedthe crumbling around him. themwere five-fors,thesecondatHeadingley out punch. UnlikePujara, Kohli read the nickname'RichieBenaud'forthecricketingad- Robinson apparentlyhad along listofdis- avindication of his calibreasaworld-class length as well as the line, but the extrabounce viceshedishesoutto herson.“If Iget outbadly, ciplinarybreaches.Severaltimes,heturnedup seamer. surprisedhim (justaslackofbounce had sur- I'll getamessagefrommymum saying 'that lateforpracticesessions,sometimeshedidn’t The spell with the second newball that prisedPujara). Robinson doesn’t use bounce wasarubbishshot,wasn'tit?”hetoldBBC.His turn up at all, and therewereinstances when blewout the flickers of India’s resistance, was as his primaryweapon, as mosttall fast stepfatherisformerEnglandkeeperandassis- he poppedupatthe wrong ground. Robinson an attestation of his skill, discipline and intel- bowlers aretempted to,but an ancillaryde- tant coachPaulFarbrace. couldnotkeeptimebecausehewastoohome- ligence.Thestripwasflat,thesunwaspound- vice. Then kickedinthe away movement —a Ironically, overseeinghistransformationis sickand missedhis friends at home, in Kent, ingdown,andinthemiddlewere twoofIndia’s fraction and notextravagant. Ala Kyle Gillespie, who joinedSussexin2018. “I would and endedupshuttling between the two finestbatsmen, ViratKohli and Cheteshwar Jamieson. sayheiscomfortablythemostresearchedand places. Besides, he says,hewas naive,are- Pujara, both revitalisedafter runs on the third Likethe Kiwi, he has farmoresubtle tricks well-prepared fast bowler Ihavecome across minder of whichpoppedupinJune when he dayanddeterminedtocarryIndia’shopes.The Ollie Robinson —with abit of Josh Hazlewood and atouchofKylie Jamieson about in his repertoirethan youthink he has. Back inprofessionalcricket.Hedoeshishomework wasbannedforracistcommentshehadposted newball would invariablyallysome move- him —has harassedthe Indians with his line, length, swing, seam, and height. Reuters in his Yorkshiredays,hejustknewtoseam and comes to team meetings justfull of ideas. nine years agoonTwitter.But those days are ment, but the shining cherry would notauto- the ball intothe right-hander.Now,heseams He watches the footage, gets information and clearly behind him. maticallyreap him aharvest. Robinson knew it away and has learnedtoswing the ball both formulatesplansforeachbatsmanwitheither But as he had demonstrated sevenyears he had to plothis wickets. And he did with a lapse in focus, but acleverchangeinlength. leave atallbowleronhislength,assumingthat ways too. He’s picking reverse swing from the neworold ball,” he told The Guardian. ago,aswellasnow, heonlyharnessedthehurt serene menace. Until then, or mostlythroughout the match, the natural height and hence the bounce StuartBroad and the leg-cutter from James This comment of Gillespie would please to transformhiscareer.SackedfromYorkshire, He firstnailedPujarawith ahumungous he had bowled in the shorterside of good wouldtake theballoverthestumps.Thefuller Anderson. In between, he squeezedintime him more. “He is agreat example to others.” It he joinedSussex, wherehis career turned nip-backer, whichthe Indian batsman had fa- length,butherehepushedthelengthby afoot lengthsurprisedPujara.Themassive bendwas to playclub cricket in Australia foracouple of sums up his transformation story. And of around and from 2018,hehas been the most tallyshouldered arms. It wasnot afleeting but nottoo full either.Mostbatsmen tend to to fool him next. Robinson wasmostlytaking years for“holistic cricket education,” ac- course, the wicketsthat keep piling up.

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